Jim Elder

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Jim Elder
Elder in 1961
Personal information
Birth nameRobert James Elder
Born27 July 1934 (1934-07-27) (age 90)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportEquestrian
Event(s)Show jumping, 3-day eventing
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Stockholm Team eventing
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Individual jumping
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Winnipeg Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City Team jumping
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 La Baule Team jumping

Robert James Elder, OC (born 27 July 1934) is a Canadian retired businessman and former equestrian. He competed at six Olympic Games between 1956 and 1984, winning one gold and one bronze medal. He missed the 1964 and 1980 Olympics because Canada did not send eventing and jumping teams there.[1]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Elder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06.