Julie Brougham
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Julie Claire D'Ath |
Born | (1954-05-20)20 May 1954 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Died | 9 December 2021(2021-12-09) (aged 67) Karere, New Zealand |
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Equestrian |
Event | Dressage |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 2018 World Equestrian Games |
Julie Claire Brougham (née D'Ath; 20 May 1954 – 9 December 2021) was a New Zealand equestrian, competing in dressage. She became New Zealand's oldest Olympic competitor when she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at age 62.
Biography
Early life and major competitions
Brougham was born in 1954 in Palmerston North.[1] She began riding horses at age four.[2] Later on, Brougham rode a horse named Vom Feinsten, also called Steiny, who she first met in 2008.[3] Vom Feinsten is a German-bred chestnut horse.[4]
Brougham competed in the individual dressage at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[1][5] becoming New Zealand's oldest Olympic competitor at age 62.[6] She was the third-ever New Zealander to compete in dressage at the Olympics. Her score of 68.543 was the best result for any New Zealander at an Olympic grand prix, but was not enough to advance to the next round of competition and she finished 44th.[2][3]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
Julie Brougham | Vom Feinsten | Individual | 68.543 | 44 | did not advance |
In 2017, Brougham won the grand prix special at the Australian National Championships.[7] In 2018, Brougham won New Zealand's National Dressage Championship, after years of close places.[8] Also in 2018, she competed in the World Equestrian Games, coming 36th.[9] At the time, she was New Zealand's top dressage rider, and also held the Australasian record for grand prix musical freestyle.[3] This was despite a horseriding injury in early 2018, which required a hip replacement.[10]
Cancer
Brougham was diagnosed with abdominal cancer in October 2018. She was hospitalised with complications after the first round of chemotherapy, and had surgeries to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes and part of her large bowel. She also had a stoma and collection bag put in, which were permanent. Brougham returned to competition equestrian in September 2019 at the Dressage Central Districts championship show in Palmerston North, and won the event.[2]
Brougham said in 2018 that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was not a target, as she would not put Steiny, who was aged 15 in 2018, through another intense Olympic campaign.[3] After her illness, competing at those Olympics was expected to be out of the question.[10]
Personal life
Brougham was married to David, who is an orthopedic surgeon. They have two adult children.[2] She lived in Karere in the Manawatū District at her farm, Karere Bells, just south of Palmerston North.[3]
Brougham died from cancer at her home on 9 December 2021, at the age of 67.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b "Julie Brougham". Equestrian Sports New Zealand. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d McFadden, Suzanne (17 September 2019). "Olympian Julie Brougham back in the saddle after cancer ordeal". Stuff. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e McFadden, Suzanne (11 December 2018). "Olympic equestrian Julie Brougham vows to overcome cancer". Stuff. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Manawatū rider Julie Brougham to compete at World Equestrian Games". Stuff. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Julie Brougham". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Brougham knocks Todd from top spot". New Zealand Olympic Team. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Manawatū rider Julie Brougham to compete at World Equestrian Games". Stuff. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Paul (18 February 2018). "Olympian Julie Brougham finally claims National Dressage Championship prize". Stuff. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Julie Brougham". Fei.org.
- ^ a b "Dressage Olympian determined to beat her latest opposition". Stuff. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Rio Olympics equestrian Julie Brougham dies". Stuff. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Julie Brougham death notice". Manawatū Standard. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links
- Julie Brougham at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Julie Brougham at Olympics.com
- Julie Brougham at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Personal website
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