Greenwich Park is London’s oldest Royal Park, dating back to 1433, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage site and home to the Prime Meridian Line.Inspire a generation
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- Greenwich ParkGreenwich Park is London’s oldest Royal Park, dating back to 1433, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage site and home to the Prime Meridian Line.
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- At the Olympic Games horses must be at least eight-years-old for Dressage and Eventing, and nine-years-old for Jumping.
- Canada’s Ian Millar won silver in the Team Jumping at the Beijing 2008 Games. The 61-year-old athlete was the oldest medallist at the Beijing 2008 Games.
- The cross-country course in Eventing is between 5,700 and 6,840m long.
- Equestrian is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete against each other on equal terms.
- A total of 200 athletes will compete for six gold medals in the sport of Equestrian during the 2012 Games.
