Kitty King

{{short description|British eventing rider}} {{for|the film character|Air Hostess (1933 film)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name=Kitty King |image= |caption= |birth_date={{birth date and age|1982|8|10}} |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |show-medals=yes |medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }} {{Medal|Competition|[[European Eventing Championship|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[European Eventing Championship|2023 Haras du Pin]]|Team eventing}} {{MedalGold|[[European Eventing Championship|2021 Avenches]]|Team eventing}} {{MedalSilver|[[European Eventing Championship|2023 Haras du Pin]]|Individual eventing}} {{MedalSilver|[[European Eventing Championships|2015 Blair Castle]]|Team eventing}} }} '''Kitty King''' (born 10 August 1982) is a British Olympic [[eventing]] rider.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.fei.org/bios/Person/10004727/KING_Kitty| title = Kitty King| publisher = fei.org | accessdate= 29 August 2016}}</ref> She competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] where she finished 30th in the [[Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing|individual]] and 5th in the [[Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|team competition]].

King also participated at three [[European Eventing Championships]] (in 2005, 2015 and 2021). Her best results came at the [[2015 European Eventing Championships|2015 Europeans]] held at [[Blair Castle]], when she won a silver medal in the team competition and finished 4th individually. She was the highest placed of the Brits.<ref> [http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/rio-2016-olympics-news/british-eventing-team-named-rio-olympics-545086 British eventing team named for Rio Olympics]</ref> King is the first British rider to win continental championship medals at all levels: Ponies, Juniors, Young Riders and now Seniors.<ref>9 Things We Learned at the Blair European Championships http://eventingnation.com/9-things-we-learned-at-the-blair-european-championships/</ref>

==CCI5* Results==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=13 align=center | '''Results''' |- ! Event ! [[Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event|Kentucky]] ! [[Badminton Horse Trials|Badminton]] ! [[Luhmühlen Horse Trials|Luhmühlen]] ! [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] ! [[Étoiles de Pau|Pau]] ! [[Australian International Three Day Event|Adelaide]] ! Maryland |- |2006 | | |RET (Five Boys) | | | |- |2007 |colspan="6" |''Did not participate'' |- |2008 | | | | |EL (Boondoggle) | |- |2009 | |32nd (Boondoggle) | |EL (Boondoggle) | | |- |2010 | |RET (Boondoggle) | | | | |- |2011 | |EL (High Havoc) | | | | |- |2012-2017 | colspan="6" |''Did not participate'' |- |2018 | | |4th (Ceylor LAN) | | | |- |2019 | |EL (Vendredi Biats) | | | | |- |2020-2021 | colspan="7" |''Did not participate'' |- |2022 | |7th (Vendredi Biats) |- | colspan=13 align=center | EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |}

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