Sophie Wells

Sophie Wells (born 5 May 1990) is an English para-equestrian. She won four gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the Paralympic Games.

 Early life 
Sophie Wells was born on 5 May 1990 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. She was born with a birth defect called . Because of that, she was born with less than ten fingers and she cannot move or feel her feet.

Wells started to ride horses at 8, and she started dressage at 12.

 Career 
In 2008, Wells became the first disabled rider to win an international dressage competition for non-disabled riders. She was going to go to the Beijing Paralympic Games, but her horse, Touchdown M, got a tumour in his foot. The horse survived (became healthy again).

In 2012, Wells and the horse Pinocchio went to the London Paralympic Games, where they won a gold and two silver medals. In 2016, she won a two gold and a silver medal at the Rio Paralympic Games with the horse Valerius. In 2021, at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Wells and the horse Don Cara M won a gold and a silver medal. In 2024, she and the horse LJT Egebjerggards Samoa ("Diana") won two bronze medals at the Paris Paralympic Games.

 Personal life 
Even though she won ten Paralympic medals in equestrian, Sophie Wells is allergic to horses.

 Related pages 
 Lee Pearson – another English para-equestrian
 Natasha Baker – another English para-equestrian
 Michèle George – another grade V para-equestrian

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 Other websites 




Category:1989 births
Category:British dressage riders
Category:English equestrians
Category:Living people
Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Paralympic equestrians for Great Britain
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
Category:Sportspeople from Lincolnshire