Hubert Parot (23 May 1933 – 14 January 2015) was an

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

from France and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...

with the French team at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

in Montreal.

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1933 births 2015 deaths French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Olympic gold medalists for France Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{France-equestrian-bio-stub