In the 1930s lis hartel was coached by her mother else holst, but when she reached a national competitive level, gunnar andersen, a professional horseman, took over.After three years of rehabilitation, she was able to compete in the scandinavian.
She was committed to not just fighting the debilitating and incurable illness, but also to succeeding at the highest level of sport.Four years later, she again won.Trabjerg was presented with the silver platter by lis hartel's granddaughter nicole siesbye suhr and hrh princess benedikte.
Then, in 1952, the rules changed.The lis hartel foundation continues to work in her memory.
One of the first women to compete was lis hartel from denmark.Mindeprisen uddeles en gang årligt og består af to dele.The determination of people with disability cannot be overstated, and it's nothing new.
She married at 20 to a fellow horse lover, and was pregnant with her second child.In the early part of her career she competed in both jumping and dressage, and was danish champion in dressage in 1943 and 1944.
At the 1952 helsinki olympic games, hartel was one of four women who were the first to compete in modern equestrian sports at the summer olympics, also including ida von nagel, representing germany;