| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Eventing Team | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 3 | Eventing Team | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 6 | Eventing Team | 1992 | Barcelona, ESP | |
| 7 | Eventing Individual | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| 9 | Eventing Individual | 1992 | Barcelona, ESP | |
| 11 | Eventing Individual | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 12 | Eventing Individual | 1996 | Atlanta, GA, USA | |
| 20 | Eventing Individual | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| World Equestrian Games | ||||
| 1 | Eventing Team | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| 1 | Eventing Team | 1994 | The Hague, NED | |
| 2 | Eventing Team | 2006 | Aachen, GER | |
| 6 | Eventing Individual | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Eventing Individual | 2010 | Dublin, IRL | |
| 3 | Eventing Individual | 2008/2009 | Dublin, IRL | |
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Husband David and two children, Emily and Freddie
Language(s) spoken
English
Injuries
She suffered a broken neck in a schooling accident at her home in Devon in 2001 and needed surgery to fuse vertebrae back together. (Daily Mail, 30 May 2001, olympics.org.uk, 24 Aug 2010)
She broke her wrist and ankle in April 1998. (badminton-horse.co.uk, 10 Jul 2003, NOC, 11 Jul 2000)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She started riding at the age of six. (NOC, 11 Jul 2000)
Reason for taking up this sport
She focussed on eventing after being inspired during a visit to the Badminton Horse Trials with the Pony Club at the age of 11. (horsetalk.co.nz, 11 Jan 2007)
Hero
Great Britain's double world champion eventer Lucinda Green because of her flair for cross-country riding. (NOC, 11 Jul 2000)
Most influential person in career
Great Britain's 1957 European champion eventer Sheila Wilcox, who was her mentor between the ages of 16 and 18. (NOC, 11 Jul 2000)
Awards
In 2007 she was inducted into the British Horse Society's Equestrian Hall of Fame. (horsetalk.co.nz, 11 Jan 2007)
General
AMBASSADOR
She is an ambassador for the HSBC Eventing Series. (hsbc.co.uk, 23 Aug 2011)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She supports the 'Saddle Up' campaign, established by the Spinal Research charity, which aims to promote awareness of spinal cord injuries among the equestrian community. (spinal-research.org, 08 Nov 2007)
PLAYSTATION GAME
She gave her name to an equestrian simulation game for PlayStation called Mary King's Riding Star. In the game, players must keep their horse fed and well groomed and the stables clean in order to earn maximum points and have to compete in a 10-round Grand Prix season to become the champion. (amazon.com.au, 28 Nov 2007)
EARLY DAYS
She began her career on the local vicar's pony and then served as another rider's head girl and literally shovelled her way into an eventing career. (All the Kings' Horses, 22 Jan 2008)
NATIONAL FIRST
She is the only person to have won five British national titles at Gatcombe and joins Mark Todd and William Fox-Pitt in holding the record for winning four British open championships. (horseandhound.co.uk, 24 Aug 2010)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996, Barcelona 1992
