Vicki Roycroft

Vicki Roycroft
Personal information
National team Australia
Born (1954-04-17) 17 April 1954
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Website www.vickiroycroft.com.au
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Equestrian
Updated on 27 March 2016.

Victoria "Vicki" Roycroft (née Rose, born 17 April 1953) is an Australian equestrian who competed at three Olympic Games.[1] 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.[2]

In 1987 Roycroft, on her horse Apache, won the Rome Grand Prix, the first Australian and first woman to do so.[3]

She was married to fellow triple Olympian Wayne Roycroft from 1976 until their separation in 2000.[1][2][4][5][6] 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.[2]

In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vicki Roycroft". Dynasties. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Duf, Eamonn (26 January 2003). "Grieving parents lead call for lifeguard beach patrol". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Egan, Tim. "Apache - Racetrack Reject to International Stardom". Country Racing NSW.
  4. ↑ "Wayne Roycroft". Dynasties. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Jeffery, Nicole (8 March 2008). "Games come into focus for defiant Vicki". The Australian. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Vicki Roycroft – A Showjumping Life – Part One". The Horse Magazine.
  7. ↑ "ROYCROFT, Vicki: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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