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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Equestrian.  Bronze medal as part of the U.S. squad in team dressage during the 2004 Athens Games.  Also won bronze medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games.  Technical advisor/chef d’équipe for the U.S. national dressage team since 2014.  One of the Founders of the Equestrian Aid Foundation, which helps people in the horse world suffering from any life threatening illness or injury.
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Equestrian.  Bronze medal as part of the U.S. squad in team dressage during the 2004 Athens Games.  Also won bronze medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games.  Technical advisor/chef d’équipe for the U.S. national dressage team since 2014.  One of the Founders of the Equestrian Aid Foundation, which helps people in the horse world suffering from any life threatening illness or injury. Considered to be the first out gay Olympic athlete when he competed (1988).
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Presence in the Equestrian World]]
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* [[LGBTQ Founders and Executives with Charitable Foundations]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://equinesportgroup.com/consultants/robert-dover
 
* http://equinesportgroup.com/consultants/robert-dover
 
* http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/dover.html
 
* http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/dover.html
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* https://www.outsports.com/2020/2/19/21138643/gay-olympic-robert-dover-equestrian-horse-riding-five-rings-athlete
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 19 February 2020

Robert Dover

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1956 -

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

Olympic Bronze

Description

Equestrian. Bronze medal as part of the U.S. squad in team dressage during the 2004 Athens Games. Also won bronze medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games. Technical advisor/chef d’équipe for the U.S. national dressage team since 2014. One of the Founders of the Equestrian Aid Foundation, which helps people in the horse world suffering from any life threatening illness or injury. Considered to be the first out gay Olympic athlete when he competed (1988).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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