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Timothy Grubb

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Timothy Grubb
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team jumping

Timothy Grubb (30 May 1954 – 11 May 2010) was a British show jumping champion. In 1984 he participated at the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles where he won a silver medal in team jumping with the British team.[1]

Early life

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He was born in Grantham, living in Bitchfield,[2] the son of John Grubb.[3] In 1966 he moved to Garthorpe, Leicestershire.[4] He attended the former independent Priory College and High School in Stamford, with sister Elaine, where he competed in athletics, the 220 yards and long jump.

His sister Susanne worked at the Newark Advertiser.[5] By 1977, he lived in Stonesby in Leicestershire.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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He married Michele McEvoy in December 1978[9] and they had a boy and a girl. They later divorced. From Stathern, he moved to the US in 1982.[10]

He died from heart failure in Illinois on 11 May 2010.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Tim Grubb". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ Grantham Journal Friday 11 June 1965, page 11
  3. ^ Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 7 February 1969, page 2
  4. ^ Grantham Journal Friday 20 May 1966
  5. ^ Nottingham Guardian Tuesday 22 August 1972, page 10
  6. ^ Vale of Belvoir Gazette Friday 17 January 1975, page 5
  7. ^ Grantham Journal Friday 24 June 1977, page 27
  8. ^ Grantham Journal Friday 14 October 1977, page 26
  9. ^ Birmingham Daily Post Tuesday 24 April 1979
  10. ^ Grantham Journal Friday 4 November 1983, page 8
  11. ^ Jaffer, Nancy (12 May 2010). "Three-time British Olympic showjumper Tim Grubb dies". Horse & Hound. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.