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}} Francis Davis "Frank" Chapot (born February 24, 1932) is an American equestrian who competed at six Olympic Games from 1956 to 1976, where he won two silver medals in the Team Mixed Jumping. He was born in Camden, New Jersey. He married fellow Olympic equestrian Mary Mairs-Chapot in 1965. They were on the same Mixed Jumping team in 1964 and 1968, narrowly missing out on bronze in 1968 by 0.25 points.〔http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/EQU/mixed-jumping-team.html〕 They retired to raise horses at Chado Farm,〔http://www.chadofarm.net/〕 including 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.〔http://www.showjumpinghalloffame.net/news/sjhf31.shtml〕 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,〔("The Legend of Gem Twist" ). ''Chado Farms''. Referenced January 2, 2008.〕 and is regarded as one of the best show-jumpers in history.〔("Glorious Gem Twist Euthanized" ). Hale, Cindy. ''Horse Channel''. 12/4/06. Referenced January 2, 2008.〕 Their daughters Laura Chapot and Wendy Chapot Nunn are also expert equestrians. He was inducted into the United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1994,〔http://www.showjumpinghalloffame.net/inductees/f_chapot.shtml〕 two years after his wife Mary. Frank Chapot was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955. ==See also== * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Chapot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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