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Olympian Vicki Roycroft home after suffering burst aorta at Sydney Royal Easter Show

Three-time Olympian Vicki Roycroft is recovering after suffering a burst aorta. (Supplied: Shannon Omeara)

Olympic equestrian Vicki Roycroft has made it back home after suffering a burst aorta at the Sydney Royal Easter Show which left her on the brink of death and hospitalised for three weeks.

The three-time Olympian, who lives in Mount White on the New South Wales Central Coast, was preparing to take part in a showjumping competition when she collapsed from a ruptured aorta.

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