体坛英语资讯：Australian equestrian legend Bill Roycroft dies at 96
<p><span word="CANBERRA">CANBERRA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 30-- <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="equestrian">equestrian</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Roycroft">Roycroft</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 96 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="south">south</span>-<span word="west">west</span>, <span word="ABC">ABC</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Roycroft">Roycroft</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="Olympian">Olympian</span>, <span word="won">won</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960 <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45.</p><p><span word="Roycroft">Roycroft</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patriarch">patriarch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="equestrian">equestrian</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>: <span word="Barry">Barry</span>, <span word="Wayne">Wayne</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Clarke">Clarke</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Equestrian">Equestrian</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span> <span word="Baldock">Baldock</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equestrian">equestrian</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pioneer">pioneer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p>"<span word="His">His</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equestrian">equestrian</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span>," <span word="Baldock">Baldock</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="ABC">ABC</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="Roycroft">Roycroft</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="Roycroft">Roycroft</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span> <span word="at">at</span> 61, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Order">Order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Merit">Merit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1978 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="Olympians">Olympians</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2000 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>.</p>
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