Sophie Wells MBE

Equestrian

Region

Lincoln
Date of Birth

04/05/1990
Classification

Grade 5

Bio

Sophie started riding at the age of eight at her local riding school and took up able-bodied dressage at the age of twelve. In 2008, she became the first para dressage rider to win an able-bodied international competition, after she finished first in the Junior international class at the Hickstead Under-21 international.

She was the first para dressage rider to compete on both an able-bodied Junior team and the para dressage team in the same year (2010), competing on the dressage Young Rider European team, as well as being selected as part of the World Equestrian Games para dressage squad.

Sophie was selected for her first Paralympic Games in London 2012 where she won team gold along with silvers in the individual and freestyle competitions. She was also picked for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio where she took individual gold and freestyle silver, and helped the team defend their team gold.

In 2017, Sophie helped the team to a seventh consecutive European team title and took freestyle gold and individual silver. This was followed by triple gold at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon in 2018 with C Fatal Attraction, then the pair achieved triple silver in Rotterdam at the 2019 European Championships.

Sophie received an MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours list for her achievements in para-dressage.

Major Results

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Individual Test - Grade V: Silver
Team Test to Music: Gold

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Team: Gold
Individual (IV): Gold
Freestyle (IV): Gold

London 2012 Paralympic Games

Team: Gold
Individual (V): Gold
Freestyle (V): Gold

2018 World Equestrian Games,Tryon, USA

Team: Silver
Individual (IV): Silver
Freestyle (IV): Silver

2015 Senior European Championships, Deauville, France

Team: Gold
Individual (IV): Silver
Freestyle (IV): Silver

2014 World Equestrian Games, Normandy, France

Team: Gold
Individual (IV): Silver
Freestyle (IV): Silver

2013 European Championships, Herning, Denmark

Team: Gold
Individual (IV): Gold
Freestyle (IV): Gold

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