Sir Mark James Todd KNZM CBE is a New Zealand horseman known for his achievements in the discipline of eventing, voted Rider of the 20th century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports.
He was born on 1 March 1956 in Cambridge, New Zealand.
Mark Todd has won two Olympic gold medals and received many other honours.
In a highly charged and emotional moment in New Zealand’s sporting history, Todd, riding Charisma, carried the Queen’s baton into Mt Smart Stadium to start the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
He is married to Carolyn Berry.
Mark Todd Wife: Meet Carolyn Berry Whom Mark Todd Married Twice
Carolyn Berry is the Wife of New Zealand equestrian, Mark Todd.
Todd married Carolyn Berry in 1986 and had two children, Lauren and James. They split in 2009 after 24 years of marriage.
Sir Mark moved permanently to England, and Carolyn remained in New Zealand to sell the 24ha family farm in North Canterbury.
The couple remarried in 2014, with only their children present as witnesses.
Todd retired from eventing after the Sydney Olympics in 2000 but returned to represent New Zealand in 2008 at Beijing.