Angelique Hoorn (born 25 April 1975 in

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) is a Dutch

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.Athlete biography: Angelique Hoorn
, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 12, 2008 As a newcomer Hoorn reached the fourth position at the 2000 Dutch National Show Jumping Championships, announcing her appearance for the upcoming years. Together with her horse Hascal she won the 2001 Championship in

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. She was selected to compete in the

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circuit and managed to win a silver medal at the meeting in

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in 2002. A few years of less successful years followed, but in 2006 she finished third at the Dutch nationals behind

Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder (born 28 July 1978, in Tubbergen) is a Dutch show jumping equestrian. He currently ranks third on the FEI Rolex Ranking List. Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took pa ...

and

Harrie Smolders Harrie Smolders (born 10 May 1980) is a Dutch Olympic show jumping rider. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he placed 7th in the team and 27th in the individual competition. Smolders participated at the 201 ...

. In

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in 2007 she won her second national title with her horse Blaudendraad's O'Brien, finishing in front of Gerco Schröder, Erik van Vleuten and Ben Schröder. Due to injuries of former Olympic champion

Jeroen Dubbeldam Jeroen Dubbeldam (15 April 1973 in Zwolle) is a Dutch show jumping champion. Dubbeldam competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping on the horse De Sjiem.

and

Albert Zoer Albert Zoer (born 31 July 1975, in Echten, Drenthe) is a Dutch champion in show jumping. He owns his own business, called Zoer B.V., for breeding and training stallions, a venture with which his father, Arent Zoer, helps him. Background With tw ...

she and

Marc Houtzager Marc Houtzager (born 9 January 1971 in Rouveen) is a Dutch equestrian whose specialty is show jumping.Rob Ehrens Rob Ehrens (born 30 October 1957) is a Dutch equestrianism, equestrian. He competed in Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics, two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1957 births Living people Dutch male e ...

to represent the Netherlands at the

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. Hoorn and Houtzager will compete in both the individual as well as the team competition in which they form a team with Gerco Schröder and

Vincent Voorn Vincent Voorn (born 16 February 1984 in Someren) is a Dutch show jumper.

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References

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