![]() Rolton with Peppermint Grove | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Adelaide, South Australia | 3 May 1956
Died | 18 November 2017 Adelaide, South Australia | (aged 61)
Medal record |
Gillian Rolton AM (3 May 1956 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian Olympic equestrian champion. She competed in two Olympic Games, the 1992 Barcelona Games and 1996 Atlanta Games, winning a gold medal in team eventing both times on her horse, Peppermint Grove. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, she broke her collarbone and ribs, but remounted and completed the course. She was one of four Australians to win multiple equestrian Olympic gold medals.