# Jan Pike

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{{short description|Australian equestrian}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|2|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
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{{MedalSport | [Equestrian](/source/Equestrianism)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Paralympic Games](/source/Paralympic_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2004 Athens](/source/2004_Summer_Paralympics) | Mixed Dressage – Championship grade I}}
{{MedalBronze | [2004 Athens](/source/2004_Summer_Paralympics) | Mixed Dressage – Freestyle grade I}}
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'''Jan Pike''' ' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}  (born 10 February 1952)<ref name=athens>{{cite book|title=Media guide : Athens 2004 |url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/sites/default/files/Athens%202004%20Media%20Guide_0.pdf |year=2004 |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |location=Sydney }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is a Paralympic equestrian competitor from Australia. She was born in Sydney.<ref name=athens/> Pike won a bronze medal at the [2004 Athens Games](/source/2004_Summer_Paralympics) in the Mixed Dressage – Freestyle grade I event and a silver medal in the Mixed Dressage – Championship grade I event.<ref name="IPC-AUS">{{cite web |title=Athlete Search Results |url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=AUS&gender=all&medal=medals&sport=all&games=2004PG |accessdate=4 October 2011 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref>

Her horse for these events was named Dr Doulittle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Horsezone News: Five Minutes With... Paralympian – Jan Pike |url=http://horsezone.com.au/news/five-minutes-with-paralympian-jan-pike-815/ |access-date=2021-03-27 |website=horsezone.com.au}}</ref> She was also a member of the Australian Paralympic Team at the [2008 Summer Paralympics](/source/2008_Summer_Paralympics), the equestrian events of which were held in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jan Pike |url=https://www.fei.org/athlete/10037808 |website=Federation Equestre Internationale}}</ref> She is an Honorary Life member of [Equestrian Australia](/source/Equestrian_Australia). In June 2021, she was awarded Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to people with disability.

==Introduction to horseriding==
Pike, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, only started riding at the age of 27 when she took up the sport with Riding for the Disabled NSW and says, "The first time I sat in the saddle and experienced the freedom of movement I fell in love.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paralympian Jan Pike recognised with an OAM|url=https://www.equestrian.org.au/news/paralympian-jan-pike-recognised-oam|access-date=16 June 2021|website=Equestrian Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Lisa |title=Girl Guides celebrate centenary |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/girl-guides-celebrate-centenary-20100228-patz.html |website=Sydney Morning Herald |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> While riding with RDA NSW, she competed in several State and National Championships.

After leasing her own horse and beginning private lessons in 1999, she was selected to the Paralympic Squad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Horsezone News: Five Minutes With... Paralympian – Jan Pike|url=http://horsezone.com.au/news/five-minutes-with-paralympian-jan-pike-815/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=horsezone.com.au}}</ref>

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Category:Paralympic equestrians for Australia
Category:Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Category:Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
Category:Living people
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Category:1952 births
Category:Australian female equestrians
Category:Paralympic medalists in equestrian
Category:Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting
Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Category:Scouting and Guiding in Australia
Category:Equestrians from Sydney
Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales
Category:20th-century Australian sportswomen
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen

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