Donnan Plumb

Donnan Plumb
Personal information
BornDonnan Sharp
(1938-08-22) August 22, 1938 (age 88)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sport
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1967 WinnipegTeam dressage

Donnan Plumb (née Sharp; born August 22, 1938) is an American equestrian. She competed in two events at the 1968 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in team dressage at the 1967 Pan American Games.

Personal life

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Plumb attended both the Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut and the Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware.

She married Michael Plumb, an eventing rider who gold at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics; they later divorced. The couple had three sons – Hugh, Matt and Charlie; Charlie became a successful event rider. Matt and Hugh have had a successful auto racing career in sports car racing.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donnan Plumb Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Donna Sharp PLUMB". Olympics.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ Conway, Terry (March 1, 2008). "Keystone Pillar" (PDF). The Blood-Horse: 1274. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "J. Michael Plumb". United States Eventing Association. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ Quillman, Catherine (August 21, 2005). "A different kind of horse power A Chadds Ford man who came from a competitive equestrian family in Va. likes racing sports cars". The Inquirer. Retrieved January 1, 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "B+ Racing Drivers Al Carter and Hugh Plumb Keep a Positive Attitude After B+ Foundation Heroes 200 Finish Last Saturday!". B+ Racing. July 27, 2011. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.