Steve Guerdat

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Steve Guerdat
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Personal information
Full nameSteve Guerdat
NationalityFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Discipline Show jumping
Born (1982-06-10) 10 June 1982 (age 42)
Bassecourt, Switzerland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Equestrian
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Individual jumping
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Individual Jumping
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team jumping
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tryon Individual jumping
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Windsor Team jumping
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Riesenbeck Team jumping
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 San Patrignano Team jumping
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Donaueschingen Team jumping
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Gothenburg Team jumping
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Las Vegas Individual jumping
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 GothenburgIndividual jumping
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 GothenburgIndividual jumping
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Den Bosch Individual jumping
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 GothenburgIndividual jumping
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Las VegasIndividual jumping

Steve Guerdat (born 10 June 1982) is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

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He is the 2012 Olympic Champion in individual jumping. [1] He also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen. [2]

In July 2012, Guerdat was ranked third in the world. [3] In 2019 he was the first in the FEI ranking for the whole year. In January 2020 he was second in the FEI ranking, just behind the other swiss rider Martin Fuchs. He has been back at the top since February 2020. [4]

He is a three-time World Cup champion, winning in 2015, 2016 and 2019. [5]

Career

Guerdat began riding at the age of seven. He was trained by his father, Philippe Guerdat, and by Beat Mändli. Between 1997 and 2002 he was part of two junior and three young rider European championships and won two bronze medals with the team. In 2003 he switched to the Netherlands and worked there for Jan Tops. He was selected for the jumping events at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he rode "Olympic". In 2006 he moved to Belgium and worked for three months for billionaire Oleksandr Onishchenko. After that Yves Piaget bought him the mare Jalisca Solier, with which he won the World Cup in Geneva. He was selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics where he rode Jalisca Solier and won the bronze medal in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen. In 2009 and 2011 he was named "Swiss rider of the year".

In 2012, Steve reached for the first time to top place of the world rankings. [6] That same year he competed in London with the French Selle-Francais Nino de Buissonnets at his third Olympic Games. He was the only rider who jumped cleanly in the two final rounds of the competition and won the individual jumping gold medal. [7] [8] He was the first Swiss rider to win a gold medal in the jumping event since 1924 where Alphonse Gemuseus won in individual jumping. [9]

He won back to back FEI World Cup Jumping competitions in 2015 and 2016, with the more recent competition taking place in Göteborg, Sweden.

Personal life

Guerdat is the youngest son of Olympic show jumper Philippe Guerdat.

From April 2007 till 2017 Guerdat has lived in Herrliberg in the stables of Urs Schwarzenbach. Since 2017 he lives in his owns stables near Zürich in Elgg. The stables were in the past propriety of the swiss rider Paul Weier. [10]

In the summer 2019, French equestrian Fanny Skalli announced on her Instagram account that she was engaged with Steve Guerdat. The couple married in the early of 2021 and on 4 April 2021, their daughter Ella was born. [11]

Horses

Current

Former

Sponsors

International championship results

Results
YearEventHorsePlacingNotes
1997European Junior ChampionshipsCayetanoBronze medal icon.svgTeam
12thIndividual
1999European Junior ChampionshipsMecano6thTeam
4thIndividual
2000European Young Rider ChampionshipsMecano4thTeam
13thIndividual
2001European Young Rider ChampionshipsEnzzo7thTeam
5thIndividual
2002European Young Rider ChampionshipsLord FareiBronze medal icon.svgTeam
34thIndividual
2003European ChampionshipsTepic La SillaBronze medal icon.svgTeam
6thIndividual
2004Olympic GamesOlympic5thTeam
50thIndividual
2005World Cup FinalPialotta6th
2005European ChampionshipsPialottaSilver medal icon.svgTeam
7thIndividual
2007World Cup FinalTresorBronze medal icon.svg
2008World Cup FinalTresor7th
2008Olympic GamesJalisca SolierBronze medal icon.svgTeam
9thIndividual
2009World Cup FinalTresor8th
2009European ChampionshipsJalisca SolierGold medal icon.svgTeam
16thIndividual
2010World Cup FinalTresor / Jalisca Solier15th
2010World Equestrian GamesTresor13thTeam
96thIndividual
2011European ChampionshipsJalisca Solier6thTeam
29thIndividual
2012World Cup FinalNino des BuissonnetsSilver medal icon.svg
2012Olympic GamesNino des Buissonnets4thTeam
Gold medal icon.svgIndividual
2013World Cup FinalNino des BuissonnetsSilver medal icon.svg
2013European ChampionshipsNino des Buissonnets5thTeam
8thIndividual
2014World Cup FinalNino des Buissonnets5th
2014World Equestrian GamesNino des Buissonnets11thTeam
11thIndividual
2015World Cup FinalPailleGold medal icon.svg
2016World Cup FinalCorbinianGold medal icon.svg
2016Olympic GamesNino des Buissonnets6thTeam
4thIndividual
2017World Cup FinalBianca8th
2017European ChampionshipsBiancaBronze medal icon.svgTeam
15thIndividual
2018World Cup FinalBianca10th
2018World Equestrian GamesBianca4thTeam
Bronze medal icon.svgIndividual
2019World Cup FinalAlamoGold medal icon.svg
2019European ChampionshipsBianca6thTeam
12thIndividual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

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