Arthur Rook

Arthur Laurence Rook (26 May 1921 – 30 September 1989) 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. References 1921 births 1989 deaths Olympic equestrians for Great Britain British male equestrians Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain British event riders British Army personnel of World War II Royal Horse Guards officers Recipients of the Military Cross Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics