Gabriela Grillo

Gabriela Grillo (19 August 1952 – 25 February 2024) was a German businesswoman, equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage and placed fourth in individual dressage at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She achieved gold medals with the team at three European championships.

She also worked as a journalist and book author on riding topics. From 1993, she held leading positions in the family business, as CEO and then as a member of the supervisory board. She supported the training of young talents. She served voluntarily several foundations supporting a hospital in Duisburg, citizens of Duisburg and Mülheim, and the University of Duisburg.

Life and career Grillo was born in Duisburg on 19 August 1952, the daughter of Herbert and Marita Grillo. Her father traded metals, running the Grillo-Handelshaus and the Grillo-Werke AG. She had a brother, Rainer. The parents loved horses, and she had riding lessons from age six.