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Mary Hanna |
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| Family Name |
Hanna |
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| Given Name |
Mary |
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| Discipline |
Dressage |
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| Date of Birth |
01-Dec-54 |
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| Gender |
Female |
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| Place of Birth |
Melbourne |
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| Status |
Married |
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| Children |
2 children |
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| Home State |
VIC |
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| Hobbies |
Snow Skiing, Bridge, Painting |
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| Employment |
Equestrian Coach |
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| Current Horses |
Limbo & Pretender II |
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| Horses Details |
Limbo: 1991 bay gelding
Pretender: 1992 bay mare |
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| Career Highlights |
• 2002 WEG Jerez - 12th in Team classification
• 2002 WEG Jerez - 41st in Individual classification
• 2000 Sydney CDI - 2nd
• Runner Up 1999 National Champion
• 1999 National Championships - Grand Prix 2nd / Freestyle
3rd / Special 2nd
• World Equestrian Games 1998 - 55th
• Atlanta Olympics 1996 - 24th Individual (best Australian
placing at Olympic level)
• Winner of Volvo Final - Pacific League 1996/1997/1998
• Volvo World Cup Final 1996 - 14th / 1997 - 11th / 1998 -
12th
• World Championships 1994 - 41st
• Australian Champion 1996, 1997
• European Championships 1995 - 33rd
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| Favourite Food |
Thai food - hot |
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| Favourite Movie(s) |
Forrest Gump |
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| Favourite Music |
All types |
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| Pre-competition Routine |
Disappear a couple of hours before the
competition and have a sleep |
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| Most Embarrassing Situation |
Too many to repeat but recently having my
horse buck during the National anthem at Rennes (France) |
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| Best advice you have received |
Ride to improve your own performance, not
just to beat someone else |
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| Advice for aspiring riders |
Never let go of your dreams no matter how
diffuclt they seem to be to achieve |
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| Who would you most like to meet |
Would have liked to have met Princess
Diana |
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| Most Admired Sportsperson |
Kyra Kyrklund (Dressage rider) |
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| Superstitions |
Always wear my lucky stock and stockpin |
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| If you won 1 million dollars what would
you do |
Do exactly what I am doing but with a bit
more style |
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| Competed at a high level in other
sports |
State level pentathlete |
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| Where did you grow up |
Western Districts, Victoria |
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| What age did you start riding |
2 Years |
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| How did you get into Equestrian |
Family interest |
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| Ambitions |
Keep doing what I am doing |
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| What is the worst thing to happen to
you in your career |
When my horse went lame in the middle of
an international competition |
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| What is the funniest thing that has
happened to you in sport |
Same as above - if I didn't laugh I would
have cried |
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| What will you do after you retire |
Get buried (or cremated) |
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