Mary Gordon-Watson

{{Short description|British equestrian (born 1948)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{MedalTableTop|}} {{MedalSport|[[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]}} {{MedalCountry| {{GBR}} }} {{MedalOlympics}} {{MedalGold|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]|[[Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Team eventing]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Eventing World Championship|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Eventing World Championship|1970 Punchestown]]|Individual eventing}} {{MedalGold|[[Eventing World Championship|1970 Punchestown]]|Team eventing}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Eventing Championship|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[European Eventing Championship|1969 Haras-du-Pin]]|Individual eventing}} {{MedalGold|[[European Eventing Championship|1971 Burghley]]|Team eventing}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Mary Gordon-Watson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 3 April 1948) is a British [[equestrianism|equestrian]]. She was born in [[Blandford]]. She won a team gold medal in [[eventing]] at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in [[Munich]], and finished fourth in individual eventing.<ref name=sports-ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/mary-gordon-watson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041732/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/mary-gordon-watson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Mary Gordon-Watson |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |accessdate=27 December 2008}}</ref> She became European champion in 1969 in individual eventing, and in 1971 she was European champion in team eventing. In 1970 she became World champion in both individual and team eventing.<ref name=sports-ref/>

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{{Olympic champions – Equestrian team eventing}} {{European champions – Equestrian individual eventing}} {{European champions – Equestrian team eventing}} {{Authority control}}

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