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David Lee Pearson is a nine-times paralympic games gold medalist who represented British para-equestrianism in Sydney, Athens and Beijing. He also has six world champion and three European titles. He was born with a condition known as arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, and first came to public attention in 1980 when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher carried him up the staircase at 10 Downing Street after having awarded him a 'Children of Courage' medal. He currently lives in Cheddleton, Staffordshire. He won three gold medals in the championship dressage, freestyle dressage, and team dressage events at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics.

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