| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Melissa Parkes |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 4 March 1993 Tuamarina, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Equestrian |
| Event | Dressage |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Paris 2024 |
Melissa Galloway (born 4 March 1993) is a New Zealand dressage rider. She represented New Zealand at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, finishing 33rd.[1] Galloway is the highest ranked dressage rider from New Zealand and won several Grand Prix Titles at the national championships.[2][3] In 2022 she moved temporarily to The Netherlands to train with Danish Olympian Anne van Olst.[4]
In 2024 she represented New Zealand at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, setting a record for New Zealand by achieving a result of 68.913% in the Grand Prix.[5]
- ^ "Melissa Galloway". FEI.org. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Melissa Galloway Wins the 2020 New Zealand Horse of the Year Show". eurodressage.com. 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Marlborough dressage star taking on Europe and the world". Stuff.co.nz. 20 April 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand's Nr 1, Melissa Galloway, Relocates to Van Olst in The Netherlands". eurodressage.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Day 5 recap – New Zealand at the Paris Olympics". The New Zealand Herald. 31 July 2024.