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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 20, 1944 Pasadena, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Mairs Chapot (born June 20, 1944) is an American equestrian. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
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