James Templer
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1936-01-08)8 January 1936
Exeter, England
Died14 December 2023(2023-12-14) (aged 87)
Sport
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1962 BurghleyIndividual eventing

Major-General James Robert Templer, CB, OBE (8 January 1936 – 14 December 2023) was a British Army officer and equestrian.[1]

Biography

Templer competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2] Templer died on 14 December 2023, at the age of 87.[3]

Educated at Charterhouse and Sandhurst, he was commisioned into the Royal Artillery in 1955 and became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff.

References

  1. ↑ "James Templer". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Templer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Major General James Robert Templer CB OBE". The Telegraph. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.


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