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Sophie Christiansen

Sophie gained a MSci degree from London University, In 2011, when she was 23, and was born prematurely, So her Cerebral Palsy meant that post operation rehab, Came thru the Riding for the Disabled Association, fab. She loved Charters School, Sunningdale, an education, And broke onto the Paralymic scene aged 16, action, When as the youngest GB athlete in Athens, Greece, She won a bronze on Hotstuff in the dressage piece. The 2005 Hungary European Championships, next year, Saw her win three gold medals, and then next again year, The 2007 World Championships saw her win a bronze, And in the freestyle dressage there were gold lawns! The Summer Paralympics came round again in 2008, But instead of the equestrian events being held, gate, In Beijing with everything else, they were held away, In Hong Kong, in the Olympic Equestrian Centre, way? So determined Sophie competed in her second games, To win an individual gold medal in the freestyle, claims, And won a silver medal in the championship dressage, This time on her horse Lambrusco, groomed corsage. At this point in time in 2009, she won the MBE proud, For her services to disabled sports, ‘cos she’s a loud, Patron of many charities, and 2012 saw her take gold, Once again, in the individual freestyle, postbox gold.   Sophie was given an OBE in 2013 in the honours list, And in 2015 won a Woman of the Future Award to assist, She works for Goldman Sachs in the financial city, hub, With her first class masters degree in mathematics, club.

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Date: 8/8/2016 8:04:00 AM
Such a beautiful poem:)
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