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 Vrieling and Bubalu (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jan Johannes Vrieling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1969 Slochteren, Groningen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Johannes "Jur" Vrieling (born 31 July 1969) is a Dutch show jumping rider. He was born in Slochteren. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]
In the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Vrieling was disqualified after causing his horse Zirocco Blue to bleed during the competition in violation of Article 242.3.1 of the FEI Jumping Rules: Horses bleeding on the flank(s), in the mouth or nose or marks indicating excessive use of spurs or of the whip anywhere on the Horse. [2]
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