Lee Pearson

Medal record
Pearson at the parade in London to celebrate the achievements of British competitors at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Para-Dressage
Competitor for  Great Britain
Summer Paralympics
Gold	2000 Sydney	Dressage
Gold	2000 Sydney	Freestyle dressage
Gold	2000 Sydney	Team dressage
Gold	2004 Athens	Dressage
Gold	2004 Athens	Freestyle dressage
Gold	2004 Athens	Team dressage
Gold	2008 Beijing	Dressage
Gold	2008 Beijing	Freestyle dressage
Gold	2008 Beijing	Team dressage

David Lee Pearson, CBE (born February 4, 1974) is a nine-times paralympic games gold medallist having represented British para-equestrianism in Sydney, Athens and Beijing. He also has six world-championship and three European titles. He was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and first came to public attention in 1980 when British Prime-Minister Margaret Thatcher carried him up the staircase in 10 Downing Street having awarded him a 'Children of Courage' medal. He currently lives in Cheddleton, Staffordshire. He won three gold medals in the championship dressage, freestyle dressage, and team dressage events at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics.

He stated in an interview that his next ambition is to compete in the 2012 Olympics, should there be enough funding.^[1] He turned professional after he was inspired by the Atlanta Olympics.

Pearson was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Staffordshire University in July 2005^[2]

Already an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Pearson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.^[3][4]

Personal life

Pearson is openly gay,^[5] having come out to his parents shortly before his 21st birthday.^[6] In August 2010 he got married in a civil partnership to Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Employee Mark Latham.

References

1. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4736048.ece
2. ^ http://www.leepearson.co.uk/awardsachievementsfunctions.html
3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 8. 31 December 2008.
4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/31_01_08_honours.pdf
5. ^ Robert Philip. 'I feel lucky that I have found my talent, what riding has given me is respect'. Daily Telegraph. 30 December 2004.
6. ^ Lee Pearson. Rainbownetwork.com. 17 October 2008.

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Name	Pearson, Lee
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Short description	Equestrian
Date of birth	February 4, 1974
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