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David McPherson Broome CBE (born 1 March 1940) is a retired Welsh show jumping champion. He competed in the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1988 Olympics and won individual bronze medals in 1960 on Sunsalve and in 1968 on his best-known horse Mr Softee. [1] .
David McPherson Broome (Cardiff, 1 de marzo de 1940) es un jinete británico que compitió en la modalidad de salto ecuestre. Participó en cinco Juegos Olímpicos de Verano , obteniendo dos medallas de bronce en la prueba individual, en Roma 1960 y México 1968 , el cuarto lugar en Tokio 1964 , el cuarto en Múnich 1972 y el sexto ...
Todos estos resultados llevaron a David Broome y “Sunsalve” a los Juegos Olímpicos de Roma, en los que consiguieron subir al podio individual para recoger la medalla de bronce, superados únicamente por los héroes del país anfitrión, Raimondo y Piero D’Inzeo, oro y plata, respectivamente.
David McPherson Broome es un jinete británico que compitió en la modalidad de salto ecuestre.
- Ponies
- Wildfire
- Big Names
- Sent It Back
- Team Final
- Sports Personality
- Then and Now
- Favourites
- Proudest Moment
Fred was always on the lookout for talented ponies for his children. “The ones we kept were good, like Ballan Lad who had a run of 28 clears. Every one of them cost 60 quid (GB Pounds) and I had a great career in 14.2s. There were about five shows in which I jumped three clear rounds on all three ponies in the same class. We only had one saddle, so...
I ask him to describe Wildfire. “A 16.1hh bay gelding with a swishy tail, ears pinned back and a sour look, but he and I had a great relationship and he busted a gut for me,” David says. A rule-change worked to the advantage of the partnership because when time was introduced into the sport then Wildfire really came into his own. “It used to be tha...
So who were the big names in showjumping when David was moving up the ladder in his career? “Pat Smythe, Harry Llewellyn and Alan Oliver, and then I eventually ran up against Harvey (Smith) when I was 19.” The tough Yorkshireman Harvey would become one of the most popular and colourful characters in the sport in years to come and the perfect foil t...
“So the Olympic Committee said the horse was useless and sent it back to the owner, Mr Anderson in Norfolk. As it happened, in our pony trade we had a lady in Newmarket called Ann Hammond – we sold her 465 ponies over the years. And when we were at her place a couple of weeks later my father asked if she knew Mr Anderson and she said she did. She a...
The team final took place at the Olympic Stadium a few days later, and Great Britain was among eight countries to be eliminated while Germany, USA and Italy topped the podium. David remembers that day well because he learned something he’d never forget. “When I jumped the first round in the morning there were about 8,000 spectators but when we came...
There’s a wonderful YouTube clip of David being presented with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award for his 1960 achievements in which, clearly to David’s astonishment, Sunsalve is brought into the studio and he is legged up onto the horse in front of the equally astonished audience. Showjumping was prime-time viewing in Britain at the time...
I ask David to compare the sport back then to the way it is now. “Jumps are nowhere near as big nowadays. We had one oxer in Mexico, the front pole was about 5ft 4ins (1.64m), it was a 6ft 6ins (2.1m) spread, and the back pole was 5ft 8ins (1.76). Only two horses jumped it in the whole of the Games, I’ve never seen a fence like it before or since! ...
Asked to name some of his favourite venues and events, David replies, “I always love the day of the Aga Khan Cup (Nations Cups) in Dublin, Rome just because of where it is, Olympia (London) because it’s probably the best indoor show but Aachen these days is the number one venue in the world. If they had the World Championships there every year I do...
David’s proudest moment comes as a bit of a surprise, “when I won the Foxhunter (Novice Championship) with Top of the Morning jumping the only the clear round at Wembley,” he says. And what’s his advice to competitors in the sport today? “Remember that you don’t necessarily win more the more often you jump.” In recent years David’s attention has tu...
11 de dic. de 2008 · David Broome is a show jumping legend and a national treasure. He was at the top of the sport for over 30 years. Born on the first of March 1940, David Broome ‘s father Fred was instrumental in...
30 de nov. de 2022 · In an outstanding career more than three decades long, showjumper David Broome represented Great Britain at five Olympic Games and won five world and seven European championship medals.
