Chris von Martels
Chris von Martels (born 13 October 1982) is a Canadian equestrian athlete.[1] He won team silver and individual bronze at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto. Von Martels represented Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, finishing 39th in the individual competition.[2]
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| Birth name | Christopher von Martels | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Oct 13, 1982 (age 41) Chatham, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Equestrian | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sjef Janssen, Ashley Holzer | |||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2020 Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Von Martels was born to a Canadian mother and a Dutch father.[3] He is married to Lisa Kostandoff.[4] Together they run their own equestrian business in sales and training of dressage horses in Ridgetown, Ontario and Wellington, Florida. During the summer he spend his time in the Netherlands for his equestrian business.[5]
References
- "Chris VON MARTELS". FEI.org.
- "Canada's Olympic Team–Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu/All In, Lindsay Kellock/Sebastien, Chris von Martels/Eclips". Dressage-News.com.
- "Canadees Chris von Martels traint op AEC". Anky.com (in Dutch).
- "Canadians Chris Von Martels and Lisa Kostandoff Have Dream Wedding in the Dominican Republic". Horsesdaily.
- "Developing Elite Dressage Horses with Chris von Martels". Horsesport.com.
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