Olympics – 1984 Los Angeles – Equestrian – Team Jumping – USA Melanie Smith

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Melanie Smith (born September 23, 1949) is an equestrian from the United States and Olympic champion…..as she won a gold medal in show jumping with the American team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles….for her contribution to the US show jumping team gold is significantly depicted in this video as Melanie and Calypso cover the course at Santa Anita Park.

The video leads off with an ABC profile of Melanie Smith and her roots while growing up in the hills of Tennessee.