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| Born | March 21, 1981 Salisbury, England | |||||||||||||||||||
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Selena O'Hanlon (born March 21, 1981) is a Canadian equestrian who competes in the sport of eventing. [1] [2]
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Selena O'Hanlon (born March 21, 1981) is a Canadian equestrian who competes in the sport of eventing. [1] [2]
O'Hanlon competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing 45th in the individual event and 9th in the team event. [1]
In July 2016, she was named to Canada's Olympic team. [3] However on July 29 she was withdrawn from her team due to an injury to her horse Foxwood High. [4]
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