In 1988, Hugh became Course Designer and Director of Badminton Horse Trials, the largest paid-entry sports event in the United Kingdom and the second largest in the world.[5]
In the run up to the London Olympics, in June 2012, in protest at the decision by LOCOG to ban spectators from attending the horse inspections in violation of FEI rules, Thomas resigned his position as a member of the ad hoc committee, branding it as "disgraceful".[6][3] He had previously fought to ensure the inspection was open in two previous games with this announcement going viral.[7]
In 2019, he was awarded the BEWA Lifetime Achievement Award.[1]
hugh, thomas, equestrian, hugh, thomas, british, former, olympic, equestrian, rider, technical, delegate, course, designer, event, organiser, hugh, thomas, medal, recordequestrianrepresenting, great, britainworld, championships1974, burghley, individual, event. Hugh Thomas is a British former Olympic equestrian rider technical delegate course designer and event organiser Hugh Thomas Medal recordEquestrianRepresenting Great BritainWorld Championships1974 Burghley Individual eventing Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHugh s career began in the Hampshire Hunt Pony Club 1 As a rider he won bronze in the Eventing World Championships in 1974 came second place at Badminton Horse Trials in 1976 and competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics 2 3 Hugh then was a BBC commentator on equestrian sports and worked for British Equestrian Promotions 4 He designed the course at the 1988 Summer Olympics was FEI technical delicate at the 1996 Summer Olympics and was chairman of the British Equestrian Federation for three years 2 In 1988 Hugh became Course Designer and Director of Badminton Horse Trials the largest paid entry sports event in the United Kingdom and the second largest in the world 5 In the run up to the London Olympics in June 2012 in protest at the decision by LOCOG to ban spectators from attending the horse inspections in violation of FEI rules Thomas resigned his position as a member of the ad hoc committee branding it as disgraceful 6 3 He had previously fought to ensure the inspection was open in two previous games with this announcement going viral 7 In 2019 he was awarded the BEWA Lifetime Achievement Award 1 Personal life EditHugh Thomas is the godfather of Zara Philips 3 References Edit a b Badminton Horse Trials Hugh Thomas wins British Equestrian Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award Retrieved 19 December 2019 a b Badminton Horse Trials 2014 date change 23 October 2012 a b c The Daily Telegraph Badminton Horse Trials Thank you Hugh Thomas Retrieved 19 December 2019 The Daily Telegraph London 2012 Equestrian official resigns over eventing access 22 June 2012 The Daily TelegraphExternal links Editsports reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh Thomas equestrian amp oldid 1082647638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
