Adelinde Cornelissen

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Adelinde Cornelissen
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Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born8 July 1979 (1979-07-08) (age 44)
Beilen, Netherlands
Sport
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
SportEquestrian
Turned pro2006
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Individual dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Team dressage
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Kentucky Team Dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Normandy Team dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Normandy Freestyle dressage
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Windsor Spécial Dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Windsor Team Dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Rotterdam Spécial Dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Rotterdam Freestyle Dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Windsor Freestyle Dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Herning Team Dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Rotterdam Team Dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Herning Spécial Dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Herning Freestyle Dressage
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Leipzig Individual dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Den Bosch Individual dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Den Bosch Individual dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Gothenburg Individual dressage

Adelinde Cornelissen (born 8 July 1979, in Beilen, Drenthe) is a Dutch dressage rider. [1]

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Biography

As a junior, Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles; twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. [2] In 2004, she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival. [2] In that same year she became national champion in the Reserve Championships in the ZZ-light-class with, followed by the same title in the ZZ-heavy-class title in 2005, both times on Parzival. [2] In 2007, she and Parzival won the Dutch national championship in the heavy-class and she won two silver medals, at International Grand Prix meetings in Falsterbo and Herentals. [2] In Falsterbo she finished second in the Grand Prix Spécial, while in she won the GPS in Herentals. [2] During the Grand Prix in Rotterdam she and her teammates won the gold medal in the Nations competition, she came third in the Grand Prix Spécial. [2] She won another GPS bronze medal in Arnhem. [2]

In 2008, she became the champion in the Reserve Championships again, this time in the ZZ-heavy-class. [2] She also became national champion at the Dutch Championships that year. Cornelissen and Parzival went on to win the International Grand Prix of Indoor Brabant, while they became second in the Grand Prix Spécial. [2] At the Grand Prix meeting in Aachen, they became second in both the Grand Prix as well as the GPS. [2]

Cornelissen was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as a reserve. The original team consisted of Anky van Grunsven, Imke Bartels and Hans Peter Minderhoud. [2]

At the 2009 European Dressage Championship she won with Parzival team and individual (Grand Prix Spécial) gold and in the Grand Prix Freestyle she won the silver medal. At the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games Cornelissen was eliminated in the Grand Prix due to blood being visible in Parzival's mouth as a result of Parzival having bitten his tongue.

In 2011 Adelinde Cornelissen won the Dressage World Cup Final in Leipzig with Parzival. At the 2011 European Dressage Championship in Rotterdam she won both individual gold medals Parzival, the Dutch team won the bronze medal. In 2012, she won the bronze medal in the team event at the Olympic Games and the silver medal in the individual dressage on Parzival. The day after Adelinde won the individual silver medal and upon being questioned by the BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull why Adelinde Cornelissen hadn't won the gold the president of the dressage ground jury, Stephen Clarke, stated that her horse had had a case of crossing jaws.[ citation needed ]

At the 2013 European Dressage Championships she won team silver and two bronze medals in individual events.

In the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Cornelissen withdrew from the team dressage competition out of concern for her horse Parzival's health. [3]

International Championship Results

Results
YearEventHorseScorePlacingNotes
2009European ChampionshipsJerich Parzival80.638%Gold medal icon.svgTeam
84.042%Gold medal icon.svgIndividual Special
87.350%Silver medal icon.svgIndividual Freestyle
2010World Cup FinalJerich Parzival82.850%Silver medal icon.svg
2010World Equestrian GamesJerich ParzivalELGold medal icon.svgTeam
2011World Cup FinalJerich Parzival84.804%Gold medal icon.svg
2011European ChampionshipsJerich Parzival81.155%Bronze medal icon.svgTeam
82.113%Gold medal icon.svgIndividual Special
88.839%Gold medal icon.svgIndividual Freestyle
2012World Cup FinalJerich Parzival85.250%Gold medal icon.svg
2012Olympic GamesJerich Parzival81.687%Bronze medal icon.svgTeam
88.196%Silver medal icon.svgIndividual
2013World Cup FinalJerich Parzival86.500%Silver medal icon.svg
2013European ChampionshipsJerich Parzival80.851%Silver medal icon.svgTeam
81.548%Bronze medal icon.svgIndividual Special
86.393%Bronze medal icon.svgIndividual Freestyle
2014World Equestrian GamesJerich Parzival79.629%Bronze medal icon.svgTeam
79.328%4thIndividual Special
85.714%Bronze medal icon.svgIndividual Freestyle
2016Olympic GamesJerich ParzivalRET4thTeam
2017World Young Horse ChampionshipsHenkie88.000%6thFive Year Olds
Governor STR90.600%Silver medal icon.svgSix Year Olds
Fleau de Baian77.760%7thSeven Year Olds
2018World Young Horse ChampionshipsHenkie81.600%8thSix Year Olds
Governor STR84.143%Silver medal icon.svgSeven Year Olds
2021 European Championships Governor STR72.484%5thTeam
72.143%18thIndividual Special
ELIndividual Freestyle
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

Notable Horses

Adelinde Cornelissen and Governor, 2021 FEI Dressage European Championships in Hagen Adelinde Cornelissen - Governor - EM Hagen 2021.JPG
Adelinde Cornelissen and Governor, 2021 FEI Dressage European Championships in Hagen

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References

  1. Athlete biography: Adelinde Cornelissen Archived 8 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine , beijing2008.cn. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Adelinde Cornelissen, bokt.nl (horse encyclopedia). Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  3. "Rio 2016: Dutch Olympic equestrian star Adelinde Cornelissen pulls out of dressage after horse Parzival is taken ill". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 May 2019.