Harry Llewellyn

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Equestrian
Olympic medal record
Bronze	1948 London	Team jumping
Gold	1952 Helsinki	Team jumping

Sir Harry Morton Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet (July 18, 1911–November 15, 1999) was a British equestrian champion, who was born in Aberdare, South Wales, as the son of a colliery owner, Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet. A younger son, he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his brother in 1978. His younger brother Sir David Llewellyn was a Conservative politician.

Llewellyn was educated at Oundle School and at Trinity College, Cambridge, before going into the army. He achieved some success as a show-jumping champion during the 1930s, and competed in the Grand National steeplechase, coming second in 1936.

During World War II he served as a liaison officer to Field Marshal Montgomery, eventually rising to the rank of colonel.

In 1952 he secured a gold medal at the Helsinki Olympic Games for the British equestrian team, riding the legendary "Foxhunter". Foxhunter died in 1959. After Sir Harry's death, his ashes were scattered near Foxhunter's grave.

He was married to Christine Saumarez, a daughter of the 5th Baron de Saumarez. Their sons, Dai and Roddy, became well-known media personalities, the former because of highly publicized relationships with Tessa Dahl and Orson Welles's daughter Beatrice, and the latter because of an eight-year affair with Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Rhys Llewellyn	Baronet (of Bwllfa) 1978–1999	Succeeded by David St Vincent Llewellyn

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databaseOlympics.com
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page