Rixt van der Horst

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Rixt van der Horst
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Van Der Horst at the 2024 Paralympics.
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 32)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Freestyle dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Individual dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Freestyle dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual dressage
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Caen Individual dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 CaenIndividual dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tryon Individual dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 TryonIndividual dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tryon Team dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 CaenTeam dressage
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Deauville Individual dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 DeauvilleIndividual dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rotterdam Team dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 DeauvilleTeam dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 RotterdamIndividual dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 RotterdamIndividual dressage

Rixt van der Horst (born 26 January 1992 in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg) [1] is a Dutch Paralympic equestrian athlete. She won several medals at the Paralympics including at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo and the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. [1] She became also the individual World Champion in 2014 and 2018 and European Champion in 2015 and 2019.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Equestrian: van der HORST Rixt". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.