Hans Peter Minderhoud

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Hans Peter Minderhoud
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Minderhoud with Nadine at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team dressage
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Kentucky Team dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Normandy Team dressage
European Championshipsv
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 La Mandria Team dressage
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Aachen Team dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Herning Team dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Rotterdam Team dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Rotterdam Team dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Aachen Spécial dressage
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Göteborg Individual dressage

Hans Peter Minderhoud (born 7 October 1973 in Westkapelle, Zeeland) is a Dutch dressage rider. [1]

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Minderhoud won the VSN Cup in 2004 with his horse Gameboy and also succeeded in the Pavo Cup with Sandreo and Florencio. [2] At the 2004 World Championships for 5-year-old horses, he won the World title in Verden with Florencio. [2] In the 2004/05 Stallion Competition, he won the L-Class with Sandreo and the Z-Class with Rhodium. He won his second World title at the 2005 World Championships for 6-year-old horses with Florencio. Later that year, he and Uptown won the Pavo Cup as well. [2]

In the 2005/06 Stallion Competition, he retained his titles in the L and Z-Class, and also added the M-Class to his list. With Rubels he won the 2006 VHO Trophy. Besides that, he succeeded in the Future Stallion Tournament with Florencio and the Pavo Cup with Ucelli T. [2] In the 2007 Future Stallion Tournament he retained his title with Ucelli T, but also won the silver medal with EXQUIS Rubiloh in the same event. [2] He succeeded again at the Pavo Cup, this time with Vivaldi. At the 2007 European Championships in Turin, he and his teammates became European Champion in the team competition. [2]

With Johnson, he won the KWPN Stallion Championship 2007/08 and he also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [2] He qualified for the individual competition as well as the team event with his teammates Anky van Grunsven and Imke Bartels. [2] In personal life, Minderhoud has a relationship with teammate Edward Gal. [3]

He also competed at the 2015 European Dressage Championships in Aachen where he won a gold medal in team dressage. The Dutch national dressage coach Wim Ernes died on 1 November 2016 due to a brain tumor. Minderhoud, together with the other gold medal winners Patrick van der Meer, Edward Gal, and Diederik van Silfhout, carried his coffin during the funeral on 5 November 2016. [4]

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References

  1. "Athlete biography: Hans Peter Minderhoud". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Hans Peter Minderhoud results". hanspeterminderhoud.nl. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  3. "Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud, One Track Minds". Eurodressage.com. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. "Gouden EK-team gaat de kist van overleden Ernes dragen" [Golden European Championship team will carry the coffin of deceased Ernes]. Sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 2 November 2016.