Robert Dover
Equestrian

1994 U.S. Olympic Committee Male Equestrian Athlete of the Year Robert Dover is a veteran of five Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2002), winning team Bronze medals in 1992, 1996 and 2000.  He was elected Team Captain at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Dover retired from the show ring after the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but has continued his active involvement in the sport by training horses and riders

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We received this great e-mail from Robert on Thanksgiving (2000):
``In Sydney I competed in my fifth 5th Olympics as an out, gay athlete from the sport of equestrian. I went on to win my third consecutive bronze medal from the last three games.

``Sydney was fantastic in every way and, interestingly, as the three teams stood on the podiums, I noted that the three males who won medals were all gay (two American and one Dutch). There was also at least one closeted lesbian. I can tell you that gays take part in the majority of sports. Both David Pichler and I were elected Team Captains for our sports and I sit on the Athletes Advisory Council to the USOC.''

Career Highlights

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