Gavin Chester Explained

Gavin Chester
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Equestrian
Event:Show jumping
Birth Date:31 December 1959
Birth Place:Sale, Victoria, Australia

Gavin Chester (born 31 December 1959) is an Australian equestrian.[1] He competed in two events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]

Chester was selected for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow but was unable to compete due to the Australian Government's boycott.[3]

Chester won the Australian Show Jumping Championship four times, twice riding Rossmore (Perth 1986, Adelaide 1987) and twice on Another Flood (Sydney 1999, Warrnambool 2001).[4] He had bought Another Flood from Olympian Jennifer Parlevliet and Derek Beer. Parlevliet had competed on him at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

He has served as chair of the National Jumping Committee in Australia.[5] He has continued his involvement in show jumping as a course designer and coach.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gavin Chester . Australian Jumping . 17 February 2022.
  2. Gavin Chester Olympic Results . 8 May 2020.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-05 . Olympic memories, two decades on . 2024-06-11 . Gippsland Times . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2020-11-05 . Gavin Chester . 2024-06-11 . Australian Jumping . en-US.
  5. Web site: Gavin Chester appointed National Jumping Committee Chair . 2024-06-11 . Equestrian Life.