Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica makes her Olympic debut: ‘You definitely get a little bit more jitters going in’

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Jessica Springsteen: Olympics debut in Tokyo
Jessica Springsteen makes her Olympic debut in Tokyo riding Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve.
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Jessica Springsteen, daughter of the rock legend Bruce Springsteen, made her Olympics showjumping debut today at the Tokyo Games.

The 29-year-old rider just had one fence down on the course with Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve, the oxer into the double at 13a, which followed on four strides from the unusually-shaped wall at fence 12.

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.