Henri Chammartin (30 July 1918 – 30 May 2011) was a

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who won an individual gold medal in dressage at the

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''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 22 September 2008) In 1968, he and fellow equestrian Gustav Fischer both became the second Swiss sportspersons to compete at five Olympic Games. (The first was middle-distance runner

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.) At the Summer Olympics of 1968 made in Mexico City, his last Olympics, won his fifth medal: a bronze medal in team competition, finishing ninth in addition to the individual test. He won five medals in total at the

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including two individual gold medals in 1963 and 1965. Following Chammartin's death, the International Equestrian Federation noted that he will be remembered as "a legend in the dressage world".Olympic Equestrian Champion, 92
Around the Rings. 2 June 2011

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