Olympic gold medallist Nick Skelton announces retirement

    The two-time Olympic gold medallist Nick Skelton has announced that he will retire in May.

    The 59-year-old show jumper amazed the equestrian world when he came back from a potential career ending neck brake in September 2000 to compete at the highest levels again just two years later.

    Skelton claimed gold at London 2012 in a team event and became the first Briton since 1944 to win gold in an individual event at Rio 2016.

     

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