Petronella Theodora Maria "Ellen" Bontje (born 11 June 1958 in

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) is an

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from

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, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the

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. She did so alongside

Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda "Anky" van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event. Along with her ...

, Coby van Baalen, and

Arjen Teeuwissen Arjen Gerald Teeuwissen (born March 29, 1971) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and C ...

. In the individual competition Bontje finished in sixth position. Eight years earlier, at the 1992 Olympic Games in

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, Bontje was also a member of the Dutch team that won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Competition. She competed in three Summer Games for her native country, starting at the 1988 Olympics in

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. She has won eight silver medals and one bronze medal in team dressage at various championships.

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Dutch Olympic Committee
* 1958 births Living people Dutch female equestrians Dutch dressage riders Sportspeople from Hilversum Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in equestrian {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub