Arthur Rook
Olympic athlete
1921 – 1989
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Who was Arthur Rook?
Arthur Laurence Rook was an English equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for United Kingdom. He became European champion in 1953.
Rook was an officer in the British army, the Royal Horse Guards, and served in Egypt and Italy during the Second World War. He received the Military Cross in 1944.
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- Born
- May 26, 1921
- Also known as
- Arthur Laurence Rook
- Died
- Sep 30, 1989
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on July 23, 2013
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