Charlotte Dujardin creates British Olympic history after clinching dressage bronze medal | Other | Sport
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Charlotte Dujardin now stands alone most decorated British female Olympian of all time after clinching bronze in the individual dressage on Wednesday. The 36-year-old won the fifth Olympic medal of her career on Tuesday in the team event.
But all eyes were on Dujardin for the individual event as to whether she could add to her incredibly medal tally.
She was up against a strong German team and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl had set an almost unbeatable mark of 91.732 on TSF Dalera BB.
Isabell Werth had then put Germany in the gold and silver positions with a score of 89.657.
Dujardin followed next as the second-to-last rider on Gio with Cathrine Dufour’s score of 87.507 the benchmark to secure at least a bronze.
And she delivered a masterful performance on the young horse to score 88.543 and move into the bronze medal position.
There was an anxious wait though with Dorothee Schneider still go run, but the German could only manage 15th, resulting in Dujardin securing the bronze medal.
It’s now six Olympic medals for Dujardin, moving ahead of Katherine Grainger and Kitty McKane to become Britain’s most decorated female Olympian.
Laura Kenny may well overtake Dujardin’s Olympic record at Tokyo 2020 though as she competes in the team pursuit, omnium and Madison.
Speaking after her medal in the team event on Tuesday, Dujardin was lost for words at her achievement.
“It’s always a huge honour just to come to an Olympic Games and represent your country,” she said.
“To come away with another medal is just absolutely unbelievable. I feel so proud to be here, we have such a fantastic team – it’s unbelievable.
“To come away with another medal and be alongside incredible inspiring women and sportspeople, I can’t say much more.”
Dujardin’s team-mate, Carl Hester, was competing in his sixth Games and was part of the team who won gold in London 2012.
He was originally in the medal places after his run earlier in the individual competition, but he fell down to eighth.
Charlotte Fry meanwhile, making her Olympics debut, finished 13th with a score of 80.614 on Everdale.
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