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Jo Pitt (22 February 1979 – 2 May 2013) was a Scottish equestrian Paralympian.

Jo Pitt British Paralympian Jo Pitt dies at the age of 34 Telegraph

She had right-sided hemiplegic cerebral palsy. She came from Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and studied at Oatridge Agricultural College, West Lothian. She represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. She won British Dressage's winter championship title in April 2013. She was in the para-equestrian dressage team that won gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Liz Nicholl, chief executive of UK Sport, made a statement that Pitt made a 'fantastic contribution' to her sport.

She died 2 May 2013. She had been suffering from pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. She had recently moved to Dereham, Norfolk to live with her fiance, Rory.

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