Richard Meade

Richard Meade OBE
Richard Meade c. 1974
Personal information
Full name	Richard John Hannay Meade
Nationality	United Kingdom
Discipline	Eventing
Born	(1938-12-04)4 December 1938 Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died	8 January 2015(2015-01-08) (aged 76)
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Equestrian Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team eventing 1972 Munich Team eventing 1972 Munich Individual eventing World Championships 1966 Burghley Individual eventing 1970 Punchestown Team eventing 1970 Punchestown Individual eventing 1974 Burghley Team eventing 1982 Luhmühlen Team eventing European Championships 1965 Moscow Team eventing 1967 Punchestown Team eventing 1971 Burghley Team eventing 1973 Kiev Team eventing 1981 Horsens Team eventing

Richard John Hannay Meade, OBE (4 December 1938 – 8 January 2015) was Britain's most successful male equestrian at the Olympics. He was a triple Olympic gold medalist and the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title.^[1] He also won five World Championship medals, including team golds in 1970 and 1982.