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Frank Chapot (Francis Davis Chapot) was born on 24 February, 1932 in Camden, New Jersey, U.S., is an American equestrian. Discover Frank Chapot's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

Popular As Francis Davis Chapot
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Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 24 February 1932
Birthday 24 February
Birthplace Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death 20 June, 2016
Died Place Neshanic Station, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1932

Francis Davis "Frank" Chapot (February 24, 1932 – June 20, 2016) was an American equestrian who competed at six consecutive Olympic Games - from 1956 to 1976 - and won two silver medals in team show jumping, at Rome 1960 and Munich 1972.

1950

He graduated from nearby Pingry School in 1950.

1955

He earned a bachelor's degree at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1955.

Chapot spent two years serving in the United States air force.

1956

In 1956, while still on active duty in the air force, Chapot joined the American equestrian team.

1964

They were on the same Olympic show jumping team in 1964 and 1968, narrowly missing out on bronze in 1968 by 0.25 points.

1965

He married fellow Olympic equestrian Mary Mairs in 1965.

Chapot married Mary Mairs in 1965, and they had two daughters, Laura and Wendy.

Laura Chapot became a grand prix rider, while Wendy rides as an amateur jumper.

1968

Additionally, he coached the American show jumping team from 1968 until his retirement in 2005.

1980

Chapot was chef d'equipe of the American equestrian team from 1980 to 2004, leading them to their first Olympic team gold at Los Angeles 1984.

He often attributed his success to being chosen as a member of the Olympic team and having a good relationship with Bertalan de Némethy, the aristocratic Hungarian who coached the U.S. show jumpers more than two decades and whose role Chapot assumed during the early 1980s.

He also was invited to judge at many shows in the circuit.

1990

Chapot is also known for breeding and training Gem Twist, a champion showjumper named World's Best Horse in 1990.

In later life, Chapot became a jump course designer and judge.

They retired to raise horses at Chado Farm, including the champion show jumper, Gem Twist, who won two Olympic silver medals and was named World's Best Horse at the 1990 World Equestrian Games in Stockholm.

Gem Twist had an incredible career at the Grand Prix level.

The gelding is the only horse to have won the "American Grand Prix Association Horse of the Year" title three times, and is regarded as having been one of the best show-jumpers in the history of the discipline.

The Chapots had the horse cloned and began a breeding line from the clone.

1994

Chapot was inducted into the United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1994, two years after his wife Mary.

2001

In 2001, he was awarded the United States Equestrian Federation's Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to horse sport.

Chapot was born in Camden, New Jersey to Frank Joseph Chapot, a salesman, and his wife Dorothy Davis Chapot.

Chapot was raised in Walpack Township, New Jersey, on his family's farm.

2016

A resident of the Neshanic Station section of Branchburg, New Jersey, Chapot died in Bound Brook, New Jersey, on June 20, 2016, at the age of 84 after declining health.

He was survived by his wife Mary and their two daughters.