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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 July 1993 Heeze, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Website | mdhsporthorses | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sjef Janssen | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anne Meulendijks (born 30 July 1993) is a Dutch dressage rider. She won team silver during the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam with her horse MDH Avanti. She also won several medals at the European Youth Championships in the Ponies, Juniors, Young Riders and U25 division. [1]
Meulendijks was born in Heeze in the Dutch province North Brabant. Together with her younger sister Lotte Meulendijks they run their own dressage stable in Heeze. [2]
Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda "Anky" van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event. Along with her Olympic successes, she has won numerous medals at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), and is the only rider to have competed at every WEG since they began in 1990. Between 1990 and 2006, she competed at the Games in dressage, but in 2010 she was named as part of the Dutch reining team, marking a major change in discipline.
The European Dressage Championships are the European championships for the equestrian discipline of dressage. They are held every two years in odd-numbered years. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in both individual and team competitions. There are also championships held for juniors, young riders, and ponies. Since 2015, the competition has shared a site and branding with vaulting, reining, jumping, and driving events. For sponsorship reasons, eventing is not included, as it is part of the FEI European Championships, echoing the combined World Equestrian Games concept. The first official combined event took place in Aachen in 2015.
Yvonne Losos de Muñiz is an Olympic athlete and international Grand Prix dressage rider. Born in Nigeria to Canadian parents, she represents the Dominican Republic internationally. She belongs to the elite Dominican Olympic athlete program CRESO.
Nicole Uphoff is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of dressage. She won four gold medals in individual and team competition at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. Riding her star horse, Rembrandt, Uphoff also won numerous other international competitions, including the World Equestrian Games and the European Dressage Championships.
Adelinde Cornelissen is a Dutch dressage rider.
Laura Tomlinson MBE is a German-British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 June 2012 the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) ranked her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Højris and 36th on Andretti H. In that year, Tomlinson, riding Mistral Højris under her maiden name of Laura Bechtolsheimer, won two medals in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; gold for Great Britain in the team dressage with Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, the first ever Olympic team gold in the discipline for her country, and bronze in the individual dressage behind gold medalist and compatriot Dujardin.
The 2011 European Dressage Championship was held from August 17 and August 21, 2011 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Gestion Bonfire, or Bonfire for short, was an Oldenburg gelding that competed in dressage with Dutch rider Anky van Grunsven. Between 1991 and 2000, the pair competed in multiple national and international championships, including three Olympic Games and two World Equestrian Games. They won one gold medal and four silver medals at the Olympics and one gold and three silvers at the World Equestrian Games. Although known for having a hot temperament, Bonfire mellowed as he aged, becoming one of Van Grunsven's best horses – until she found his replacement, Salinero, she did not think she would ever find a horse to match Bonfire's talent. A statue of Bonfire stands in Van Grunsven's home town of Erp.
Kristina Bröring-Sprehe is a German dressage rider competing at Olympic level.
Michèle George is a Paralympic equestrian of Belgium. She won seven gold and one silver medal at the Paralympic Games.
Danielle Heijkoop is a Dutch dressage rider.
Diederik van Silfhout is a Dutch Olympic dressage rider. Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he placed 4th in the team and 11th in the individual competitions.
Grete Ayache , born as Grete Püvi, is an Estonian dressage rider. Representing Estonia, she competed at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at the 2011 European Dressage Championship. She placed 61st place in individual dressage at the 2011 Europeans held in Rotterdam.
Morgan Barbançon Mestre is a French and Spanish Olympic dressage rider. Representing Spain, she competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where she finished 7th in team competition and 23rd in the individual competition.
Charlotte Fry is an Olympic, European Championships and World Championships medal-winning British dressage rider. As of August 2024, Fry has a total of 90 victories and is currently third in the FEI World Dressage Ranking.
Anna Zibrandtsen is a Danish dressage rider. At the European Championships in Gothenburg 2017, she won teamsilver with the stallion Arlando, who was previously competed by Dutch Diederik van Silfhout at the 2016 Olympic Games. She won also several medals with the Danish team at the European Championships for Juniors and Young Riders.
Maria Eilberg is a British dressage rider. She won team silver with the British team at the European Championships in Windsor 2009 and at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington KY in 2010 with her horse Two Sox. She was also the first reserve for the British team at the 2008 Olympic Games and for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games.
Dinja van Liere is a Dutch dressage rider. She competed at the European Dressage Championships in Hagen 2021 and was the traveling reserve for the Dutch team at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Thamar Zweistra is a Dutch dressage rider. She competed at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, where she placed 20th in the individual dressage competition, and 5th with the Dutch team. In 2022 Zweistra also competed in the World Cup Finals in Leipzig, finishing 11th in the individual ranking. She was also on the longlist for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Melissa Galloway is a New Zealand dressage rider. She represented New Zealand at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, finishing 33rd. Galloway is the highest ranked dressage rider from New Zealand and won several Grand Prix Titles at the national championships.In 2022 she moved temporarily to The Netherlands to train with Danish Olympian Anne van Olst.
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