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Arthur Rook
Arthur
Laurence
Rook
was an
English
equestrian
and
Olympic champion
. He won
a team
gold medal
in
eventing
at the
1956 Summer Olympics
in
Stockholm
for
United Kingdom
. He became
European champion
in 1953.
Rook was an
officer
in the
British army
, the
Royal Horse Guards
, and served in Egypt and Italy during
the Second World War
. He received the
Military Cross
in
1944
.