Vicki Roycroft

Vicki Roycroft
Personal information
Birth nameVictoria Rose
Full nameVictoria Roycroft
Born (1954-04-17) 17 April 1954 (age 70)
Sydney, Australia
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse
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(m. 1976⁠–⁠2000)​
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportEquestrian
Updated on 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Vicki Roycroft". Dynasties. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 November 2005. Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on 11 January 2007. 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. ^ Gladstone, Nigel (15 April 2023). "Former Olympian Vicki Roycroft suffers medical episode, falls from horse at Sydney Royal Easter Show". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ^ "ROYCROFT, Vicki: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 March 2016.