威廉-罗克夫特（william roycroft） （马术 澳大利亚）
seoul, september 1988, games of the xxiv olympiad. australian barry roycroft, son of william, on last tango, performs in the three-day event.
born: 17 march 1915
birthplace: not available
nationality: australia
sport: equestrian
attendance at the olympic games
rome 1960
tokyo 1964
mexico 1968
munich 1972
montreal 1976
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 1
bronze: 2
from hospital bed to gold medal
during the endurance test of the 1960 eventing event, 45-year-old bill roycroft of australia was thrown from his horse and received a concussion and a broken collarbone. he was sent to a hospital, but he knew that if he withdrew, his team would be disqualified. so the next day, roycroft left his hospital bed and competed in the jumping test. this allowed the australians to win gold medals. over the next 16 years, three of roycroft's sons represented australia at the olympics. bill himself competed four more times and earned bronze medals in 1968 and 1976 in the eventing team mixed. his highest placing in the individual event was sixth in 1972.
生日：1915年3月17日
国籍: 澳大利亚
项目: 马术
参加奥运会时间：
1960年意大利罗马夏季奥运会
1964年日本东京夏季奥运会
1968年墨西哥夏季奥运会
1972年德国慕尼黑夏季奥运会
1976年加拿大蒙特利尔夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌1 枚
铜牌2枚
从病床到金牌
在1960年意大利罗马夏季奥运会马术团体三日赛的耐力比赛中，45岁的澳大利亚马术运动员威廉-罗克夫特从马背上摔了下来，摔成脑震荡，并且造成锁骨骨折。他马上被送往医院治疗，但他知道，一旦他无法参赛，澳大利亚队就必须从团体马术中退出，因此，第二天，他忍着身上的剧痛，从医院的病床来到马术赛场，完成了障碍赛比赛，最终，澳大利亚获得这届奥运会马术团体项目的金牌。在接下来的16年间，罗克夫特的三个儿子也分别代表澳大利亚参加奥运比赛，他自己也参加了另外四次奥运比赛，并且在1968年和1976年奥运会上夺得两枚铜牌。