| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Katie Ann Laurie |
| Born | Katie Ann McVean (1986-05-29)29 May 1986 (age 39) Oxford,Oxfordshire, Great Britain[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  New Zealand (until 2019) Australia (from 2019) |
| Sport | Equestrian |
Event | Show jumping |
Katie Ann Laurie (néeMcVean, born 29 May 1986) is an Australian equestrian. She competed for New Zealand inshow jumping at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing.[1][2]
Laurie became New Zealand's youngest showjumping equestrian when competing at the2008 Summer Games. Her fatherJeff McVean competed for Australia at the1984 Summer Olympics and the1988 Summer Olympics before moving to New Zealand in 1990. She started representing Australia following a dispute with Equestrian Sports New Zealand in 2017.[3]
Laurie married her husband Jackson Laurie in 2014. They have a daughter Grace, born in 2015. They were based atMystery Creek in Hamilton, New Zealand, before moving to Australia to a 1000-acre site inNew England (New South Wales). They then moved toAlberta, Canada.[4]
In June 2021, Laurie was announced as part of the Australian team to compete at the2020 Summer Games inTokyo, Laurie rode Casebrooke Lomond a 10-year old whom she has ridden since he was 3.[5] She was not able to progress to the final.[6]
Full name: Katie Ann McVean (-Laurie)
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