Chris von Martels (born 13 October 1982) is a Canadian equestrian athlete. He won team silver and individual bronze at the

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in Toronto. Von Martels represented Canada at the

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in Tokyo, finishing 39th in the individual competition.

Personal life

Von Martels was born to a Canadian mother and a Dutch father. He is married to Lisa Kostandoff. Together they run their own equestrian business in sales and training of dressage horses in

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and Wellington, Florida. During the summer he spend his time in the Netherlands for his equestrian business.

References

1982 births Living people Canadian male equestrians Canadian dressage riders Canadian people of Dutch descent Pan American Games medalists in equestrian Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Equestrians at the 2015 Pan American Games Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Canada Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-equestrian-bio-stub