Gabriel Donoso Rosselot (28 June 1960 – 10 November 2006) was a Chilean polo player, considered one of Chile's best polo players of all time.Gabriel Donoso, Chile's top polo player, dies in Argentina after fall from horse
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. Donoso led the Chilean side that won the

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in 2004 defeating

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. He won the player of the tournament award presented by

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. Donoso suffered multiple injuries when he fell from a horse during a match in

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. He died a few days later in a hospital in

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of injuries related to the fall. Donoso was previously married to, and had two children (singer Amber Donoso and model Olivia Donoso) with UK model

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