Equestrian great Gillian Rolton dies of cancer

Equestrian great Gillian Rolton dies of cancer

"One of the world's most accomplished equestrians, two-time Olympic gold medallist Gillian Rolton has died in Adelaide at the age of 61.

Gillian Rolton was the first Australian horsewoman to win Olympic gold and world championship equestrian events.

Early in October she revealed she had been battling endometrial cancer for two years.

At the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, she rode to a second Australian team gold medal, even though a fall five minutes into the event left her with a broken collarbone and fractured ribs."

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