Corentin Pottier

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Corentin Pottier
Personal information
Full nameCorentin Pottier
NationalityFrench
Born (1993-09-22) September 22, 1993 (age 30)
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
SportEquestrian
ClubPamfou Dressage
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Paris 2024
World finals Herning 2022

Corentin Pottier (born September 22, 1993, in Rueil-Malmaison, France) is a French dressage rider. [1]

Pottier was part of the French dressage team at four European Championships from 2013 til 2016 in the Young Riders and U25 division. In 2018 his mount Gotilas Du Feuillard won the French Dressage Championships for 7-year olds in Le Mans, France. [2]

In 2021, he and Gotilas Du Feuillard were named to the long list of prospective riders to represent France at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. [3]

In 2023 Pottier was part of the French team which won the Nations Cup Dressage in Rotterdam for the first time in history of French dressage. [4] [5] Later that year, he was left off of the French team for the 2023 European Dressage Championships in Riesenbeck, in a decision that was considered "surprising" considering his scores as a member of the French Nations Cup team. [6] Pottier appealed the decision unsuccessfully twice. [7]

In 2024 Pottier and Gotilas Du Feuillard won the Le Mans CDI4* Grand Prix. [8] Two months later they were named to represent France at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. [9]

He runs a training and sales stable near Fontainebleau with his partner, dressage rider Camille Judet Cheret. [10] [11]

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References

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  2. "Pottier and Gotilas du Feuillard Win 2018 French 7-year old Championship". Eurodressage. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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  4. Salem, Patricia (24 June 2023). "Morgan and France Take Rotterdam Victory". FEI International Equestrian Federation.
  5. Pinguet, Elodie (17 January 2023). "CORENTIN POTTIER : " L'OBJECTIF EST D'ÊTRE LÀ SUR DU LONG TERME ET QUE LES CHEVAUX SE SENTENT BIEN "". Chevalmag.com (in French).
  6. "Morel Chooses Surprising French Team for 2023 European Dressage Championships". Eurodressage. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  7. "Corentin Pottier Loses Appeal over French Team Selection for Riesenbeck". Eurodressage. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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  10. "Who are we?". Pamfou Dressage. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. "Judet-Cheret and Pottier Turn Pamfou Dressage into French Training and Sales Facility". Eurodressage. Retrieved 2024-07-25.