Dawn Wofford

Dawn Palethorpe Wofford (23 May 1936 – 12 June 2015) was a British equestrian. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and tied 20th at the final rankings.

Biography Wofford was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, in 1936, and was brought up in Blakedown. She married her husband, Warren, in secret in 1957. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Wofford competed in the individual jumping event, where she tied for 20th place. Just prior to the Olympics, Wofford won a silver medal at the European Women's Championships in Copenhagen.

Following the Olympics, Wofford retired from show jumping.

Her brother-in-laws Jimmy and John both competed at the Olympics, as did her father-in-law John W. Wofford. In 2013, Wofford was diagnosed with bone cancer, and she died in June 2015 at the age of 79.