# Derek Allhusen

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British equestrian (1914–2000)

Derek Allhusen Medal record Equestrian Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team eventing 1968 Mexico City Individual eventing European Championships 1957 Copenhagen Team eventing 1967 Punchestown Team eventing 1969 Haras-du-Pin Team eventing 1959 Harewood Team eventing 1959 Harewood Individual eventing 1965 Moscow Team eventing 1967 Punchestown Individual eventing

Major **Derek Swithin Allhusen**, [CVO](/source/Royal_Victorian_Order) (9 January 1914 – 24 April 2000) was an English [equestrian](/source/Equestrianism) who was a 54-year-old grandfather when he rode Lochinvar to [team gold and individual silver](/source/Equestrian_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics) medals at the [1968 Summer Olympics](/source/1968_Summer_Olympics) in [Mexico](/source/Mexico).

Derek Swithin Allhusen was born in [London](/source/London) and educated at [Eton](/source/Eton_college) and [Trinity College, Cambridge](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Cambridge). In 1937 he married The Hon Claudia Betterton. He served throughout the Second World War with [9th Queen's Royal Lancers](/source/9th_Queen's_Royal_Lancers), and the 24th Lancers (December 1940-September 1943) being awarded the American [Silver Star](/source/Silver_Star) in 1944 with the 9th Lancers.[1][2]

On returning from Germany he brought back two horses with him and settled in [Claxton, Norfolk](/source/Claxton%2C_Norfolk). He rode one of the horses, Laura when representing Britain in the [pentathlon](/source/Winter_pentathlon) at the [1948 Winter Olympic Games](/source/1948_Winter_Olympic_Games). He eventually took up [eventing](/source/Eventing) in 1955, riding Laura's daughter Laurien on two [European Championship](/source/European_Eventing_Championship) teams, winning a team gold medal in 1957, then team silver and individual bronze in 1959. In 1961 he bought Irish-bred Lochinvar and rode her in two winning European Championship teams (in 1967 and 1969) as well as the gold and silver at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was offered appointment as an [MBE](/source/Member_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire) for his achievements but declined it; feeling his team-mates [Richard Meade](/source/Richard_Meade_(equestrian)), [Jane Bullen](/source/Jane_Bullen) and [Reuben Jones](/source/Reuben_Jones) also deserved recognition.

On his retirement from the sport he continued as a breeder and Laurien's son Laurieston was ridden to [team and individual Olympic gold medals](/source/Equestrian_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics) in [1972 Games in Munich](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics), with Richard Meade in the saddle. Allhusen was president of the [British Horse Society](/source/British_Horse_Society) from 1986 to 1988.

Allhusen was appointed to be one of Her Majesty's Body Guard of the [Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms](/source/Honourable_Corps_of_Gentlemen_at_Arms) in 1963,[3] he was appointed Standard Bearer from 1981 to 1984.[4][5] He was appointed to be a [Commander of the Royal Victorian Order](/source/Royal_Victorian_Order) in 1983.[6]

In November 1955, 1956 and 1957 he was nominated as a [High Sheriff of Norfolk](/source/High_Sheriff_of_Norfolk) (and appointed in March 1958) in the [Queen's Bench](/source/King's_Bench_Division) Division of the [High Court of Justice](/source/High_Court_of_Justice).[7][8][9]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SilverStar_1-0)** ["Allhusen, Derek S."](https://web.archive.org/web/20080607125134/http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor2/SS/2_WWII/indexes/army/Army-A.html) *U.S. Army Awards of the Silver Star for Conspicuous Gallantry in Action During WORLD WAR II*. HomeofHeroes.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor2/SS/2_WWII/indexes/army/Army-A.html) on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["No. 37585"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37585/supplement/2614). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)* (1st supplement). 30 May 1946. p. 2614.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["No. 43169"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43169/page/9713). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 26 November 1963. p. 9713.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["No. 48506"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48506/page/1209). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 27 January 1981. p. 1209.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["No. 49613"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49613/page/355). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 10 January 1984. p. 355.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["No. 49583"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49583/supplement/4). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)* (1st supplement). 31 December 1983. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["No. 40632"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40632/page/6436). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 15 November 1955. p. 6436.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["No. 40924"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40924/page/6418). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 13 November 1956. p. 6418.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["No. 41340"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41340/page/1779). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 18 March 1958. p. 1779.

## References

- ["Derek Swithin Allhusen CVO DL"](http://www.olympics.org.uk/athletebio.aspx?at=263). British Olympic Association. Retrieved 13 December 2007.

## External links

- [Obituary](https://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000501/ai_n14308311) from [The Independent](/source/The_Independent)

v t e Olympic equestrian champions in team eventing 1912: Nordlander, Adlercreutz, Casparsson, Åminne (SWE) 1920: Mörner, Lundström, von Braun, Dyrsch (SWE) 1924: van der Voort van Zijp, de Mortanges, de Kruijff, Colenbrander (NED) 1928: de Mortanges, de Kruijff, van der Voort van Zijp (NED) 1932: Thomson, Chamberlin, Argo (USA) 1936: Stubbendorf, Lippert, von Wangenheim (GER) 1948: Henry, Anderson, Thomson (USA) 1952: von Blixen-Finecke, Stahre, Frölén (SWE) 1956: Weldon, Rook, Hill (GBR) 1960: Morgan, Lavis, Roycroft (AUS) 1964: Checcoli, Angioni, Ravano (ITA) 1968: Allhusen, Meade, Jones (GBR) 1972: Meade, Gordon-Watson, Parker, Phillips (GBR) 1976: Coffin, Plumb, Davidson, Tauskey (USA) 1980: Blinov, Salnikov, Volkov, Rogozhin (URS) 1984: Plumb, Stives, Fleischmann, Davidson (USA) 1988: Erhorn, Baumann, Kaspareit, Ehrenbrink (FRG) 1992: Green, Rolton, Hoy, Ryan (AUS) 1996: Schaeffer, Rolton, Hoy, Dutton (AUS) 2000: Dutton, Hoy, Tinney, Ryan (AUS) 2004: Boiteau, Lyard, Courrèges, Teulère, Touzaint (FRA) 2008: Thomsen, Ostholt, Dibowski, Klimke, Romeike (GER) 2012: Auffarth, Jung, Klimke, Schrade, Thomsen (GER) 2016: Laghouag, Lemoine, Nicolas, Vallette (FRA) 2020: Collett, McEwen, Townend (GBR) 2024: Canter, McEwen, Collett (GBR)

v t e European equestrian champions in team eventing 1953: Great Britain: (Weldon, Hindley, Hill) 1954: Great Britain: (Hill, Weldon, Rook, Mason) 1955: Great Britain: (Weldon, Hill, Rook, Mason) 1957: Great Britain: (Willcox, Marsh, Allhusen, Tatham-Warter) 1959: West Germany: (Lütke-Westhüs, Pohlmann, Dehning, Klimke) 1962: Soviet Union: (Gazyumov, Deyev, Baklyshkin, Mursalimov) 1965: Soviet Union: (Gorelkin, Mursalimov, Yevdokimov, Baklyshkin) 1967: Great Britain: (Whitely, Allhusen, Jones, Meade) 1969: Great Britain: (Walker, Allhusen, Hely-Hutchinson, Jones) 1971: Great Britain: (West, Meade, Gordon-Watson, Phillips) 1973: West Germany: (Blöcker, Mergler, Karsten, Klugmann) 1975: Soviet Union: (Gornushko, Kalinin, Lanyugin, Tishkin) 1977: Great Britain: (Prior-Palmer, Holderness-Roddam, Collins, Strachan) 1979: Ireland: (Watson, Foster, Lillingston, Cantillon) 1981: Great Britain: (Purbrick, Benson, Meade, Holgate) 1983: Sweden: (Persson, Breisner, Ingvarsson, Ullsten) 1985: Great Britain: (Holgate, Clarke, Stark, Green) 1987: Great Britain: (Leng, Stark, Hunt, Green) 1989: Great Britain: (Powell, Stark, Leng, Clarke-Sutherland) 1991: Great Britain: (Stark, Walker, Straker, Thomson) 1993: Sweden: (Christensson, Bergendorff, Duvander, Hermann) 1995: Great Britain: (Bathe, Gifford, Fox-Pitt, King) 1997: Great Britain: (Bartle, Stark, King, Fox-Pitt) 1999: Great Britain: (Gifford, Brakewell, Stark, Funnell) 2001: Great Britain: (Law, Brakewell, Fox-Pitt, Funnell) 2003: Great Britain: (Brakewell, Fox-Pitt, Law, Funnell) 2005: Great Britain: (Phillips, Fox-Pitt, Brakewell, Law) 2007: Great Britain: (Townend, Dick, Phillips, King) 2009: Great Britain: (Cook, Fox-Pitt, Wilson, Townend) 2011: Germany: (Jung, Auffarth, Klimke, Dibowski) 2013: Germany: (Jung, Klimke, Schrade, Dibowski) 2015: Germany: (Jung, Auffarth, Klimke, Schrade) 2017: Great Britain: (Cook, Wilson, Canter, Townend) 2019: Germany: (Klimke, Jung, Dibowski, Rüder) 2021: Great Britain: (Wilson, March, King, Canter) 2023: Great Britain: (Collett, Ingham, King, Canter) 2025: Germany: (Lübbeke, Hansen-Hotopp, Robiné, Jung)

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