Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian, five-time Olympian, gold medallist (1960) died he was , 96

James William "Bill" George Roycroft OBE was an Olympic equestrian champion who competed for Australia in five consecutive Summer Olympic Games: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 died he was , 96.

(17 March 1915 – 29 May 2011)

He was born in Flowerdale, Victoria. Although seriously injured during the 1960 Olympics in Rome, he left his hospital bed to compete in Show Jumping, which was the final event. He rode a flawless round, and Australia won the Gold Medal.
He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Bill Roycroft died in hospital at Camperdown, Victoria on 29 May 2011, age 96.^[1] At the time of his death, he was Australia's oldest surviving Olympian.^[2

 

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