Christilot Hanson-Boylen (born 12 April 1947 in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

, Indonesia) is a Canadian equestrian who competed as a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team in

Dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...

at six Olympic Games (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, and 1992). Boylen's mother was the late Javanese-born Canadian dancer,

Willy Blok Hanson Willy Blok Hanson (1914 – December 22, 2012) was a Javanese-born Canadian dancer and choreographer. The ''Toronto Star'' has called her a "Canadian dance legend." Biography Personal life Hanson was born in Java, Dutch East Indies (present-day ...

and her father was an Australian soldier. Her mother was of

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

, Dutch,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, and Indonesian descent. Born in present-day Indonesia in 1947, she moved with her family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1951. Her parents divorced in the early 1970s. She earned individual gold medals at the 1971, 1975 and 1987

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

, making her the only athlete to achieve three individual gold medals in Pan Am history. In addition, she has been a Canadian National Dressage Champion seven times. At the Summer Olympics, her best performance was in 1976, when she came seventh in the individual competition and fifth in the team event. She was also the highest placed North American rider at the 1984 Olympics in the individual dressage when she came tenth. She now lives in Germany. She has written two books and produced a video about dressage and is one of the founders of the non-profit Canadian Dressage Owners and Riders Association (CADORA). Boylen retired from international team competition in July 2020.

References

External links

See also

References

External links