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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1989 Toulouse, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Astier Nicolas (born 19 January 1989) is a French equestrian. [1] [2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing and the silver in the individual eventing.
Astier Nicolas started horse riding at the age of 7, under the guidance of his mother. Three years later, he started the Pony competitions, becoming a member of the France team pony competition, at the age of 15. He won several awards with Java Bleu La Bree. The awards continued in the junior category and then Young riders, in 2009 he became vice-champion of eventing young riders of Europe.
Astier's first senior championships were 2013 European Eventing Championships. At the competition held in Malmö, Sweden, Astier won a team bronze and placed 24th in the individual portion. In 2015, Astier took victory in the prestigious Les Etoiles de Pau 4* event.
| Results | ||||||||||||
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| Event | Kentucky | Badminton | Luhmühlen | Burghley | Pau | Adelaide | ||||||
| 2011 | 18th (Jhakti du Janlie) | 21st (Jhakti du Janlie) | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 6th (Jhakti du Janlie) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 9th (Piaf de B'Neville) | EL (Quickly du Buguet) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2015 |  (Piaf de B'Neville)EL (Quickly du Buguet) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 14th (Quickly du Buguet) | 17th (Molakai) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 15th (Piaf de B'Neville) | EL (Molakai) | 6th (Molakai) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
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| Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2005 | European Pony Championships | Java Bleue La Bree | 7th | Team | ||||||
| 6th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2006 | European Junior Championships | Jhakti du Janline |  | Team | ||||||
| 8th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Jhakti du Janline | | Team | ||||||
| 5th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2008 | European Young Rider Championships | Jhakti du Janline | | Team | ||||||
| 10th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2009 | European Young Rider Championships | Jhakti du Janline | 5th | Team | ||||||
 | Individual | |||||||||
| 2010 | European Young Rider Championships | Jhakti du Janline | 12th | Team | ||||||
| EL | Individual | |||||||||
| 2011 | World Young Horse Championships | Quickly du Buguet | 17th | CCI** | ||||||
| 2013 | World Young Horse Championships | Spes Addit'or | 6th | CCI** | ||||||
| 2013 | European Championships | Piaf de B'Neville | | Team | ||||||
| 24th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2016 | World Young Horse Championships | Vinci de la Vigne | 5th | CCI** | ||||||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Piaf de B'Neville | | Team | ||||||
| Individual | |||||||||
| 2017 | World Young Horse Championships | Alertamalib'or | | CCI** | ||||||
| 2018 | World Equestrian Games | Vinci de la Vigne | 7th | Individual | ||||||
| 2019 | World Young Horse Championships | Lumberton | 9th | CCI*** | ||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||
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