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Mark Todd

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Sir Mark James Todd (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing, voted Rider of the 20th century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports. He won gold medals at Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) Olympics, the Badminton Horse Trials on four occasions, the Burghley Horse Trials five times, and as a member of New Zealand's Eventing team, he won gold medals at the World Championships in 1990 and 1998 (Rome), plus 20 or more other international events, and numerous other international individual and team titles. In 1988, he was announced as the New Zealand Sportsperson of the year and winner of the Supreme Halberg Award. In the same year, he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Todd is the 3,077th most popular athlete (down from 2,832nd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 145th in 2019) and the 24th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mark Todd ranks 3,077 out of 6,025Before him are Sergei Tchepikov, Vyacheslav Voronin, Günther Huber, Michael Hadschieff, Gal Fridman, and Ilya Markov. After him are Niels van der Zwan, Agostino Abbagnale, Igor Malkov, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Darrell Pace, and Ildikó Mincza-Nébald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Mark Todd ranks 732Before him are Javier Sicilia, John Kapelos, Angela Aames, Delta Burke, Sally Jewell, and L.A. Reid. After him are Darrell Pace, Jon Tester, Betsy Nagelsen, Tatyana Lesovaya, David Sedaris, and Sam Brownback.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Mark Todd ranks 160 out of 303Before him are Rose McIver (1988), Norman Kirk (1923), Ian Ferguson (1953), Kim Min-jung (null), Michael Venus (1987), and Lorraine Moller (1955). After him are Dean O'Gorman (1976), Hayley Westenra (1987), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), Sarah McLeod (1971), Bill Rowling (1927), and Lucky Diamond Rich (1971).

Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Mark Todd ranks 24Before him are Trevor Coker (1949), Grant Bramwell (1961), Chris Harris (null), Tom Walsh (1992), Kim Min-jung (null), and Lorraine Moller (1955). After him are Bevan Docherty (1977), Fabiana (null), Caroline Evers-Swindell (1978), José Reyes (null), Valerie Adams (1984), and Daniel López (null).