Last update on. From the section OlympicsDujardin rode Valegro with success in 2012, 2016 and was also aboard Gio in TokyoCharlotte Dujardin, Great Britain's most decorated female Olympian, won the bronze medal in an intense individual dressage event at Tokyo 2020.Dujardin, 36 years old, waited nervously to see if Dorothee Scheiber would beat her record of 88.543% for the final run, but the German rider couldn't deny her a sixth Olympic gold.Dujardin's three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals puts her ahead of Kathleen McKane Godfree and British rower Katherine Grainger.Her run of consecutive Olympic titles in 2012 and 2016 ended with Germany's Jessica von Bredow–Werndl scoring 91.732%, beating Isabell Werth to silver at 89.657%.Dujardin is the British's most successful female Olympian.If Schneider had overtaken Dujardin, she would have won an all-German podium at the event for only the second time since 1992.Von Bredow-Werndl, the gold medallist, displayed a remarkable performance on her Olympic debut. She steered TSF Dalera carefully to the beat of 2016's hit film La La Land.Gio delivers for DujardinDujardin had won previous Games on the now-retired Valegro. This horse was immortalized with a statue in Newent, Gloucestershire, Dujardin’s hometown.After arriving in her stable at Halloween, Gio was named 'Pumpkin' and has stood admirably against the intense Tokyo heat and the Olympic pressure.Bobby Hayler, BBC Sport's equestrian expert, said that Charlotte Dujardin will be very proud of this horse. She will be proud to have such a young horse. However, he is a very, very capable young animal.We will keep you posted.
