Laura Bechtolsheimer and her Gloucestershire team mates, helped to made history at the Olympics today in the equestrian team dressage.
The former Philosophy and Politics student along with
Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester won the gold in the event today,
Britain's first ever Olympic medal in dressage.
Germany took the silver in the team dressage event, while
the Netherlands came in third.
Team dressage has been dominated by Germany in every Games
since 1984 - but the magic of London 2012 meant that this was yet another
bastion to fall to an apparently unstoppable Team GB.
The gold is a career-crowning moment for veteran rider
Hester, 45, who has now contested four Olympics.
The dressage star, from Newent, Gloucestershire, set a new
Olympic record his horse, Uthopia, only to have it beaten by Dujardin, his protégé.
He said: "We've done what we've wanted to do, it's been
a very stressful time for me through this whole thing."
Earlier today another Bristol University graduate, Lawrence
Clarke, made through to the semi-finals of the men's 110m hurdles.
He came second in his heat today and will be in lane four of
the first semi on Wednesday at 7.15pm.
Current Bristol student Georgie Twigg is also in action
tomorrow night in the hockey.
Team GB take on Argentina at 8pm.
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