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14 Facts About Julie Brougham

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Julie Claire Brougham was a New Zealand equestrian, competing in dressage.

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Julie Brougham became New Zealand's oldest Olympic competitor when she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at age 62.

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Later on, Brougham rode a horse named Vom Feinsten, called Steiny, who she first met in 2008.

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Julie Brougham competed in the individual dressage at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming New Zealand's oldest Olympic competitor at age 62.

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Julie Brougham was the third-ever New Zealander to compete in dressage at the Olympics.

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In 2017, Julie Brougham won the grand prix special at the Australian National Championships.

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In 2018, Julie Brougham won New Zealand's National Dressage Championship, after years of close places.

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Julie Brougham was hospitalised with complications after the first round of chemotherapy, and had surgeries to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes and part of her large bowel.

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Julie Brougham had a stoma and collection bag put in, which were permanent.

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Julie Brougham returned to competition equestrian in September 2019 at the Dressage Central Districts championship show in Palmerston North, and won the event.

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Julie Brougham said in 2018 that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was not a target, as she would not put Steiny, who was aged 15 in 2018, through another intense Olympic campaign.

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Julie Brougham was married to David, who is an orthopedic surgeon.

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Julie Brougham lived in Karere in the Manawatu District at her farm, Karere Bells, just south of Palmerston North.

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Julie Brougham died from cancer at her home on 9 December 2021, at the age of 67.