Olympic eventer and since 2014 active showjumper, Wyndham St John has passed away on Monday in Spain. The 63-year-old Canadian suffered a ruptured aneurysm and brain bleed when she fell from her horse during an international showjumping competition.
She was airlifted to a specialist neurological unit but died in hospital on 6 March. “Wyn and I had the best 34 years together, our common passions and goals took us around the world,” her husband José said.
Wyndham competed at the 2000 Olympics and the 2002 Olympic Games on Oliver, and in 2014, she switched to showjumping, competing throughout Europe until last month.
A spokesman for the Andalucia Sunshine Tour, where Wyndham was competing last month, said: “It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of Wyndham St John – our thoughts and prayers are close to her loved ones. Her kindness and love will for ever be remembered by all of us.”