Vicki Roycroft Explained

Vicki Roycroft
Full Name:Victoria Roycroft
Birth Name:Victoria Rose
Birth Date:17 April 1954
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Height:166 cm
Country:Australia
Sport:Equestrian
Updated:27 March 2016

Victoria Roycroft (née Rose, born 17 April 1953) is an Australian equestrian who competed at three Olympic Games.[1] She was born in Sydney.[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] On 15 April 2023, she reportedly had a heart attack while preparing for a show-jumping competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.[7]

In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Vicki Roycroft . Dynasties . 14 November 2005 . 28 March 2016 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . https://web.archive.org/web/20070110170938/http://www.abc.net.au/dynasties/txt/s1489006.htm. 10 January 2007 . dead.
  2. News: Grieving parents lead call for lifeguard beach patrol . . 26 January 2003 . 28 March 2016 . Eamonn . Duf.
  3. Web site: Apache – Racetrack Reject to International Stardom . Country Racing NSW . Tim . Egan.
  4. Web site: Wayne Roycroft . Dynasties . . 14 November 2005 . 28 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070111164835/http://www.abc.net.au/dynasties/txt/s1488996.htm . 11 January 2007 . dead.
  5. News: Games come into focus for defiant Vicki . The Australian . 8 March 2008 . 24 March 2016 . Jeffery, Nicole.
  6. Web site: Vicki Roycroft – A Showjumping Life – Part One. The Horse Magazine .
  7. News: Former Olympian Vicki Roycroft suffers medical episode, falls from horse at Sydney Royal Easter Show. The Sydney Morning Herald. Nigel. Gladstone. 15 April 2023. 15 April 2023.
  8. Web site: ROYCROFT, Vicki: Australian Sports Medal . It's an Honour . 28 March 2016.

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