Ashley Holzer (née Nicoll; born 10 October 1963) is a Canadian-born equestrian specializing in dressage, who has been representing the United States since 2017.[1] She was born in Toronto, the daughter of Moreen and Ian Nicoll,[2] and is married to Charles Holzer. Representing Canada, she won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with teammates Cynthia Neale-Ishoy, Eva Pracht and Gina Smith. She also competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 10 October 1963
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Personal life
editAshley is married to Charles “Rusty” Holzer, who competed for the United States Virgin Islands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in show-jumping. She has two children; Harrison Holzer and Emma Holzer, who are both film actors.[4] Holzer became a citizen of the United States in February 2016.[5]
Notable Horses
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- 1988 Summer Olympics - Team Bronze, Individual 16th Place
- Imperioso - 1990 Chestnut Dutch Warmblood Stallion (Cocktail x Tangelo)
- 2002 World Equestrian Games - Individual 38th Place
- 2003 Open European Championships - Individual 27th Place
- 2004 Summer Olympics - Team 9th Place, Individual 42nd Place
- Gambol - 1994 Bay Dutch Warmblood Stallion (Gabor x Lector)
- 2006 World Equestrian Games - Individual 45th Place
- Pop Art - 1997 Chestnut Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Amsterdam x Cabochon)[6]
- 2008 Summer Olympics - Team 8th Place, Individual 12th Place
- 2009 World Cup - Individual 5th Place
- 2010 World Equestrian Games - Team 7th Place, Individual Special 11th Place, Individual Freestyle 8th Place
- Breaking Dawn - 2001 Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Akribori x Ronald)
- 2012 Summer Olympics - Team 10th Place, Individual 24th Place
References
edit- ^ "Ashley Holzer Declares for the U.S.A." Eurodressage. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Ian Nichol, the Father of Ashley Holzer Passed Away | Horses Daily".
- ^ "Profile: Ashley Nicoll-Holzer". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Ashley HOLZER".
- ^ "Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer Becomes U.S. Citizen". Eurodressage. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Team Horse Pop Art Passed Away". Eurodressage. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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