Lis Hartel
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Equestrian | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1952 Helsinki | Individual Dressage | |
| Silver | 1956 Stockholm | Individual Dressage | |
Lis Hartel (born March 14, 1921) was a Danish equestrian athlete. Hartel became the first woman in equestrianism to win an Olympic medal when she won silver medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in dressage. She accomplished this feat despite being paralysed below the knees as a result of polio and required assistance on and off her horse.
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