Antonius Theodorus Colenbrander (3 May 1889 – 24 September 1929) was a Dutch
horse rider
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...
.
He competed at the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
in the three-days event and at the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
in jumping and won a gold medal with the Dutch team in 1924.
[ He died after a bad fall from his horse at a jumping competition in ]Zelhem
Zelhem is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Zelhem is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst, about 7 km northeast of Doetinchem.
Zelhem was a separate municipality until 2005, when it b ...
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1889 births
1929 deaths
Dutch male equestrians
Event riders
Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in equestrian
People from Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
20th-century Dutch people
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