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Nathalie Bizet (born 2 October 1966 in Beauvais) is a French Para-Equestrian Dressage rider. She won a bronze medal.
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Nathalie Bizet (born 2 October 1966 in Beauvais) is a French Para-Equestrian Dressage rider. She won a bronze medal.
In 1982, at the age of 16, she began riding as an internship. Thereafter, she joined a club and began to ride regularly.
In 1988, she bought her first horse. Three years later, in 1991, she competed on the international circuit, and won a silver medal in compulsory test, at the World Championship.
At the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, she won a dressage team bronze medal. [1] She competed in Mixed Dressage Grade IV finishing seventh, [2] and in Mixed Kur Canter Grade IV finishing ninth. [3] The medal allowed her in 1997, to join the Athletes SNCF system as an administrative agent at Paris Rive Gauche. [4]
At the 2000 Paralympic Games, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV, [5] and Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV. [6]
At the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV, [7] and Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV. [8]
At the 2008 Paralympic Games, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV, [9] and Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV. [10]
At the 2012 Paralympic Games, she competed in Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV, [11] Dressage - Championship Grade IV, [12] and Dressage - Team. [13]
In 2002, she finished eighth in the European championship, sixth and eighth respectively in compulsory dressage and free dressage.
In 2005, she finished third in the European championship. [1]
She also holds 26 French championship titles.
Nathalie has won more than 500 prizes, including around 80 victories among able-bodied riders.
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