Jesse Campbell (equestrian)

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Jesse Campbell
Personal information
Birth nameJesse Campbell
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1989-08-29) 29 August 1989 (age 34)
Waikato, New Zealand
Sport
Country New Zealand
SportEquestrian
EventEventing

Jesse Campbell (born 29 August 1989) is a New Zealand eventing rider.[1]

Born in Waikato, Campbell moved to the United Kingdom in 2010. He and his wife, fellow eventer Georgie Campbell, were married in 2020, and live in Marlborough. They run stables in Ramsbury, Wiltshire. Campbell was a reserve for the New Zealand's eventing team at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina.[2][3] In May 2024, Georgie Campbell was killed in a riding fall while competing in the Bicton International Horse Trials in Devon, England.[4][5]

In June 2021, Campbell was confirmed on the New Zealand squad to compete at the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, riding Diachello.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jesse Campbell Eventing". Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "EVENTING PROFILE: as the new season approaches, New Zealander Jesse Campbell makes a new start – with his fiancée". Marlborough Equestrian News. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Jesse Campbell and Georgie Strang marry". An Eventful Life. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ Moloney, Charlie (26 May 2024). "Event rider Georgie Campbell dies in fall at Devon horse trials competition". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Georgie Campbell: British event rider dies after fall from horse". BBC Sport. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Tim and Jonelle Price to lead NZ eventing team without Sir Mark Todd". Stuff. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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