A SCOTTISH showjumper has won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Scott Brash and his horse Jefferson won Olympic gold in the team jumping final alongside Team GB’s Ben Maher and Harry Charles.
The trio qualified for the event in third place behind Germany and the USA, but with the scores reset to zero, Maher jumped clear with one time penalty, before Charles added a perfect round and Brash jumped clear, with one time penalty which was good enough for gold.
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Scott – alongside Maher – was part of the team that secured gold in the London 2012 Olympics, with Maher winning individual gold in Tokyo three years ago.
It is the first Olympic medal for Charles, whose father Peter was also in the London squad.
Britain led all the way through the competition to see off silver medallists the USA, with France third after Julien Epaillard had one fence down in the final round.
Craig Burn, director of sport at sportscotland, said: “What an incredible performance by Scott Brash and the other GB riders to bring home the gold medal.
“Scott has put so much effort into preparing for these Games and throughout a stellar career, it is great to see that rewarded with his second Olympic gold."
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