Sixteen Olympians Participate in Olympic Tribute at PhelpsSports.com Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/Y
RELEASE: March 6, 2008
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: By Phelps Media Group
At the 2008 PhelpsSports.com Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/Y on Saturday, March 1, in Loxahatchee, FL, 16 Olympians representing five countries—the United States of America, Germany, Denmark, Colombia, and Canada—from the sports of dressage and eventing participated in an Olympic Tribute, celebrating this Olympic year and the 25th Anniversary of the prestigious event.
Olympians participating in the Olympic Tribute were:
—Jessica Ransehousen, USA - 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo, and 1988 Seoul Olympics
—Mason Phelps, USA - 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Eventing Team Alternate
—Dorothy Morkis, USA - 1976 Montreal Olympics, Team Bronze
—Lendon Gray, USA - 1980 Alternate Olympics Goodwood, England, and 1988 Seoul
—Linda Zang, USA - 1980 Alternate Olympics, Goodwood, England
—Robert Dover, USA - 1984 Los Angeles; 1988 Seoul; 1992 Barcelona, Team Bronze; 1996 Atlanta, Team Bronze; 2000 Sydney, Team Bronze; 2004 Athens, Team Bronze
—Ashley Holzer, Canada - 1988 Seoul Olympics, Team Bronze; 2004 Athens
—Michael Poulin, USA - 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Team Bronze
—Carol Lavell, USA - 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Team Bronze
—Bent Jensen, Denmark - 1992 Barcelona Olympics
—Klaus Balkenhol, Germany - 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Team Gold and Individual Bronze; 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Team Gold and Individual Silver
—Michelle Gibson, USA - 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Team Bronze
—Lars Petersen, Denmark - 1996 Atlanta Olympics
—Karen O'Connor, USA - 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Team Silver; 2000 Sydney Olympics, Team Bronze - Eventing
—Lisa Wilcox, USA - 2004 Athens Olympics, Team Bronze
—Cesar Parra, Colombia - 2004 Athens Olympics