Peter Charles

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Peter Charles MBE
Personal information
Full name	Peter Charles
Nationality	British
Discipline	Show jumping
Born	(1960-01-18) 18 January 1960 Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Medal record Equestrian Representing Great Britain Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team jumping Representing Ireland European Championships Gold medal – first place 1995 St. Gallen Individual jumping Gold medal – first place 2001 Arnhem Team jumping

Peter Charles MBE (born 18 January 1960) is a British equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Originally a competitor for Great Britain, Charles changed nationalities to Irish in 1992. In 2007, he relinquished his status as an Irish rider and once again began representing Great Britain. He was in the British team which won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Charles was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism.

Charles reportedly sold his gold medal-winning horse, Vindicat W, to rock star Bruce Springsteen for his showjumper daughter Jessica.

He is the father of Harry Charles, a member of the British team that won show jumping gold at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

See also

• 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes