Dirk Van Der Elst

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Dirk Van Der Elst
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NationalityBelgian
Born (1965-08-06) 6 August 1965 (age 59)
Aarschot, Belgium
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Sport Equestrian

Dirk Van Der Elst (born 6 August 1965) is a Belgian former equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dirk Van Der Elst Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.