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==Country==
 
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World Champion
 
World Champion
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CBE
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
10-times paralympic games gold medallist. He also has six world-championship and three European titles.  Commander of the British Empire medal for services to equestrianism and disabled sport.
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13-times Paralympic Games Gold Medalist as an equestrian in the dressage event (2000x3, 2004x3, 2008x3, 2012, 2016, and 2021x2). He also has six world-championship and three European titles.  Commander of the British Empire medal for services to equestrianism and disabled sport.
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Presence in the Equestrian World]]
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* [[World Sports Champions Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[LGBTQ Athletes Who Have Won Olympic Gold]]
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* [[Disability and the LGBTQ Community]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/16/uk-gay-paralympic-athlete-prepared-to-risk-prison-by-speaking-out-against-russias-anti-gay-laws/
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* http://www.leepearson.co.uk/

Latest revision as of 12:55, 30 August 2021

Lee Pearson

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1974 -

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

Olympic Gold

World Champion

CBE

Description

13-times Paralympic Games Gold Medalist as an equestrian in the dressage event (2000x3, 2004x3, 2008x3, 2012, 2016, and 2021x2). He also has six world-championship and three European titles. Commander of the British Empire medal for services to equestrianism and disabled sport.

See Also

Further Reading/Research