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Poltroon

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Poltroon
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Olympic medal record
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Bronze medal – third place 1980 Fontainebleau Individual eventing

Poltroon was an event horse ridden[when?] by American rider Torrance Watkins.[1] Poltroon and Torrance competed at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow winning a bronze Medal.[2] This was particularly notable due Poltroon's diminutive size for an event horse and that this was the first time a woman had won an Olympic Medal for eventing.[3] Poltroon was a 15.1h Paint mare who went on to become a broodmare in her retirement.

References

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  1. ^ "Torrance Watkins & Poltroon | Horses, Horse info, Equines". Pinterest. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. ^ Spickard, Sally. "#InternationalWomensDay: Five Incredible Women of Eventing - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary". eventingnation.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  3. ^ "Torrance Watkins - The Chronicle of the Horse". Retrieved 2023-05-02.