Her husband, Prince Phillip, played polo until retiring from the sport at age 50.
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She was just 21.
She went on to compete in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Her association with the Olympics expanded significantly beyond participating as an athlete.
However, he still came home with a silver medal, earned on behalf of the entire team.
“Part of an Olympics is walking away saying: ‘I’ve done my best.’
While she came in eighth place in the individual competition, her team captured the silver medal.
Making the moment even sweeter, Zara and her teammates received their medals from none other than Princess Anne.
“Obviously it was amazing.”
Zara’s grandmother was likewise thrilled.
That was when she learned her granddaughter won a silver medal.
As an adult, she represented her home country at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and again in 2002.
She took home three medals at the Swimming World Cup in 2002.
After that, unfortunately, a shoulder injury displaced her from competition for 18 months while she recovered.
She trained for the 2008 Olympics but ultimately didn’t qualify.
Charlene retired from competitive swimming in 2007.
“It was incredibly flattering,” Princess Charlene toldVoguein 2011.
“After seeing me swim, Albert asked my management for permission to take me out.
We spent the whole evening laughing and talking.”
Albert competed not once but in five different Winter Olympic Games as a member of Monaco’s bobsled team.
Despite his royal pedigree, Albert was reportedly anything but formal during his five Olympic forays.
“He’s just like everyone else,” Irish sledder Peter Donahoe told ESPN.
“I didn’t even realize he was the prince until someone told me.”
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While he only represented his country in the Olympics that one time, Felipe remained an avid sailor.
She’s also an accomplished athlete, skilled at both polo and martial arts, specifically karate and Taekwondo.
While she didn’t earn any medals, she ultimately finished in a respectable seventh place.
“But doing the same in Beijing is a different feeling, something completely different.”
Admitting that she’s fiercely competitive, Sheikha Maitha took her seventh-place finish in stride.
“I’m pretty hard-headed.
It doesn’t bother me at all.
I’m pretty used to it.
I’m a tough girl.
Don’t worry.”
Her involvement in equestrian activities didn’t end with the Olympics.
The Olympics played a large role in the athlete meeting the royal in the first place.
When the handball player first glimpsed Cristina, he was apparently unaware he was eyeing a princess.
“Who is that blonde?”
Unlike her husband, she didn’t bring home any medals.
Despite her obvious prowess at the sport, Cristina never pursued competitive sailing beyond that single Olympics appearance.
Instead, she decided to set her sights on higher education.
During his first Olympic outing, his team came in dead last.
