Karim Laghouag

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Karim Laghouag
54eme CHI de Geneve - 20141213 - Indoor Cross Country - Karim Florent Laghouag et Pegase du Tuc 5.jpg
Laghouag in 2014
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1975-08-04) 4 August 1975 (age 50)
Roubaix
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg France
Sport Equestrianism
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team eventing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team eventing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team eventing
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Malmö Team eventing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Blair Castle Team eventing

Karim Florent Laghouag (born 4 August 1975) [1] [2] is a French Olympic equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing and finished 28th individually with the horse Entebbe.

Laghouag participated at two World Equestrian Games (in 2006 and 2010) and at three European Eventing Championships (in 2009, 2013 and 2015). He won team bronze medals in 2013 and 2015. Meanwhile, his biggest individual achievement is 10th place from 2006 World Games held in Aachen, Germany

Personal life

Laghouag is of Algerian descent through his father. [3]

References

  1. "Karim Laghouag". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "Karim Laghouag". fei.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. "Karim Florent Laghouag: quand les chevaux sont des fées". L'Express. May 23, 2017.