Harry Charles (born 15 July 1999) is a British show jumping competitor.[1] He represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in individual jumping and team jumping.[1] Charles replaced Holly Smith in the individual competition.[2] In December, 2021 Harry won the Taittinger Ivy Stakes CI5* class individual jumping event at the London International Horse Show, staged at the ExCel Centre in London's Docklands, riding 15 year old gelding, Borsato (Contendro 1 x Nijinski). In 2024 he was a member of the British team that won show jumping gold at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, riding Romeo 88. Charles competed with a strapped arm after suffering a fracture four weeks prior to the Olympics.[3]
Personal life
Charles was born on 15 July 1999, a son of Peter Charles, a member of the team that won Britain's first team jumping gold medal for 60 years at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and Tara Charles.[1][3]
