Rixt van der Horst

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Rixt van der Horst
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 32)
Luxembourg
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual freestyle test grade II
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual championship test grade II
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual championship test grade III

Rixt van der Horst (born 26 January 1992) [1] is a Dutch Paralympic equestrian athlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo with her horse Findsley. [1]

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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.