Gonda Betrix
South African equestrian rider (b. 1943)
Gonda Betrix (née. Butters) is a South African Equestrian Coach and a retired equestrian athlete. She is renowned for representing South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics in individual show jumping and for winning every major South African equestrian show jumping title. She is considered one of the best showjumpers of her era.
Athletic career
Gonda was born in 1943 and started riding from the age of four. In 1951, at the age of eight, she won her first title as the Under 18 show Jumping Championship at the Western Province Agricultural Show.
During the first few years of her career, Gonda trained under Charlotte Stubbs. Charlotte Stubbs is considered one of the founders of South African Equitation, as she introduced the sport to South Africa in 1970. Upon Charlotte's recommendation, Gonda's parents took Gonda to Dublin, Ireland to train and study under the world-renowned coach Col. Joseph Hume-Dudgeon in 1955 (age 12).
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