National team Australia Country Australia | Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) Sport Equestrian | |
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Born 17 April 1954 (age 62) ( 1954-04-17 ) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Website www.vickiroycroft.com.au | ||
Eq life talks with vicki roycroft about her top 2 equestrian moments at the ea awards night
Victoria "Vicki" Roycroft (née Rose, born 17 April 1953) is an Australian equestrian who competed at three Olympic Games. At the 1984 Games she competed in the three-day eventing, whereas at the 1988 and 1996 Games she competed in the show jumping. She also coached at the 1992 Games.
In 1987 Roycroft, on her horse Apache, won the Rome Grand Prix, the first Australian and first woman to do so.
She was married to fellow triple Olympian Wayne Roycroft from 1976 until their separation in 2000. The couple's son Mark died in 2003 at the age of 17 after being caught in a rip off Birdie Beach in the Munmorah State Conservation Area.
In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.
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