Elizabeth Ashton

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Liz Ashton
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Ashton
Born16 March 1950 (1950-03-16) (age 75)
Darwen, United Kingdom
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1978 LexingtonTeam eventing
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Mexico City Team eventing

Dr. Elizabeth "Liz" Ashton (born 16 March 1950) was a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team for Eventing, best known for captaining Canada's gold medal team at the 1978 Eventing World Championship.[ citation needed ] She was also chosen for Canada's team at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but did not compete due to the Canadian Olympic Committee's decision to boycott those Games.[ citation needed ] She did compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

Ashton has also served as president of Victoria's Camosun College since 1994.[ citation needed ]

She was awarded the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation Medal in 1992 and the Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee medal in 2003.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liz Ashton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2020.