Dr. Elizabeth "Liz" Ashton (born 16 March 1950) was a member of the

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for

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, best known for captaining Canada's gold medal team at the 1978

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. She was also chosen for Canada's team at the

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, but did not compete due to the

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's decision to boycott those Games. She did compete at the

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. Ashton has also served as president of Victoria's

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since 1994. She was awarded the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation Medal in 1992 and the Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee medal in 2003.

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* * * * * * 1950 births Living people Canadian female equestrians Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Event riders Olympic equestrians for Canada Canadian show jumping riders Equestrians at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in equestrian Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-equestrian-bio-stub