Peers, baronets, etc who competed at the Olympics and Paralympics

[Tim]

Dear all,

Following on from my post about Lord Higgins, I was wondering how many other members of the peerage, baronetage and landed gentry had competed at the Olympic Games since they were revived in 1896 and the Paralympic Games since they began in 1960. I would be interested to hear about any others you have come across.

Tim

[Paul Theroff]

I find that Grok AI sometimes has good answers and sometimes bad. It gave the following results, but I cannot vouch for its accuracy:

Walter James, 4th Baron Northbourne: Won a silver medal in rowing as part of the Men's Eights in the 1920 Olympics.
David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk: Won a bronze medal in skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics.
Frederick ('Freddie') Edward Guest: Won a bronze medal with the British polo team in the 1924 Olympics while serving as an MP.
Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins: Competed in the men's 400 meters at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
John Aymer Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair: Competed in bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics. 

[Windemere]

Lawrence Clarke, present 7th Baronet Dunham Lodge,  came in 4th place in the 110 Hurdle Track & Field event in the 2012 Olympics. I remember seeing that  event on television while watching the Olympics , though I didn't know at that time that his family was in the Peerage.

[Windemere]

Sorry, I just realized that baronets aren't in the Peerage.

[992234177]

6th Marquess of Exeter 

Lord Coe

4th Lord Moynihan

3rd Lord Glentoran

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Here is a list from the Parliament's own website, of Parliamentarians at the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Most have been previoiusly listed in the previous posts.

https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/parliamentary-olympians/the-olympians/

Brooke

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Sorry-- My second sentence should have read:  "Most have been listed in the previous posts."

My apologies.

Brooke

[colinp]

CAMPBELL-ORDE Bt (1790) - Joseph Harry Campbell-Orde b 1993 Rower; Bronze at Paris Olympics 2024

CAREW B – 7th Baron (1938-2024) - Member Irish Olympic Three Day Event Team 1968 and 1972; Chef d’Equipe Irish Olympic Three Day Event Team 1976

CAREW B - Hon Virginia Mary McGrath b 1965; Member Irish Olympic Three Day Event Team 1996 and 2000;

CAREW B - Hon Diana Sylvia (Baroness) Wrangel b 1940; Member Irish Olympic Show Jumping Team 1968

DILLON V - Constantine Michael Louloudis MBE b 1991; Memb GB Men’s Eights Team London 2012 Olympics (Bronze Medal)

DUFF GORDON Bt (1813) – the 5th Baronet (1862-1931) - Olympic Silver medal winner for Fencing 1906

GLENTORAN B – Hon Mrs Karen Elizabeth Dixon MBE three-day eventer Olympic Silver Medallist

HEATHCOTE B (1733 London) - Alastair Robert Heathcote b 18 Aug 1977 (heir apparent) Olympic silver medallist in rowing 2008

INCHIQUIN B - Colm Murrogh Vere O’Brien b 1947 d 1985 represented Ireland at fencing in Olympic Games Mexico 1968

LLEWELLYN Bt (1922) – 3rd Baronet (1911-1998) - won gold medal for Show Jumping in Olympic Games 1952 on his horse 'Foxhunter'

MAR E - Lionel Seymour John Isaac b 1954 represented UK in Moscow Olympics 1980 in Weightlifting

NOBLE Bt (1923) - Andrew Iain Brunel Noble b 1984 competed for Great Britain in alpine skiing at Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010

OAKELEY Bt (1790) – 8th Baronet (1932-2016) - represented GB in sailing at the Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972 Olympics

PINSENT Bt (1938) - Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE b 1970 Amateur Rower Olympic Gold Medallist 1992 1996 2000 and 2004

RIDDELL Bt (1628) - Maj William James Riddell MBE b 1909 d 2000; Vice Capt British Olympic Ski-ing Team 1936

TREVETHIN & OAKSEY B - Domini Margaret Morgan b 1925 d 2025; Olympic Dressage Rider

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Although neither members of the Peerage or Baronetage, I will add The Princess Royal who competed in the 1976 Olympics (in equestrian) , and her daughter, Zara Tindall , who won a silver medal in the 2012 Games in the team event in  equestrian.

Brooke