Rolton, Gillian (1956–)
Rolton, Gillian (1956–)
Australian equestrian. Name variations: Gill Rolton. Born May 3, 1956, in South Australia.
Began eventing on Saville Row (1981); won a team gold medal in 3-day event at Barcelona Olympics (1992), Australian 3-day eventing championship (1995), a team gold medal for eventing at Atlanta Olympics, finishing with a broken collarbone and ribs (1996), and a team gold medal for eventing at Sydney Olympics (2000), all on Peppermint Grove. Named South Australian Sports Woman of the Year (1992); given Order of Australia (1993); inducted into Australian Sport Hall of Fame (2000).
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