Bridget_Hyem

Bridget Hyem

Bridget Hyem

Australian equestrian

Bridget Anne Hyem (26 September 1933 – 3 March 2014), née MacIntyre and known as Bud, was the first female equestrian to represent Australia at an Olympic Games.

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She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Riding Coronation, Hyem finished 24th in the individual jumping event.[1]

The Australian team, comprising Kevin Bacon, John Fahey and Hyem, finished seventh in the team jumping event.[1]

Hyem is also known as the breeder of two Olympic gold medal-winning horses, Kibah Tic-Toc and Kibah Sandstone. Both horses were ridden to success by Matt Ryan.[2][3]

In the lead up to the Sydney 2000 Olympics, she rode Tic-Toc in the torch relay.[4]

Personal

Hyem was born in 1933 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales.[1] She married fellow showjumper, Bill Hyem in Tokyo, after competing in the Games.[4] She died in Tamworth Hospital on 3 March 2014.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bud MacIntyre Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Bridet Hyem". www.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    Kerry, Craig; AAP (4 March 2014). "Obituary: Bridget Hyem, equestrian". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Vale - Bridget 'Bud' (Macintyre) Hyem". www.equestrian.org.au. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Bridget Hyem". Legacy.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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