Harvey Smith (equestrian)
Harvey Smith (1974) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 December 1938 Gilstead, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Bingley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Equestrianism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Show jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harvey John Smith (born 29 December 1938) is a retired British show jumping champion. He stood out from the ranks of showjumpers because of his broad accent and blunt manner. His career was often controversial: in 1971 he was disciplined (overturned on appeal) after he gave a "V sign" to the judges following a near-perfect round which won him the British Show Jumping Derby for the second year in succession; this act also earned him a 'tongue-in-cheek' part in an advertisement for Victory V sweets with the slogan 'They've got a kick like a mule!' The expression "Doing a Harvey Smith" entered the English language for giving a V sign.