Gerard Willem le Heux (May 7, 1885 in

Deventer Deventer (; Sallands: ) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020, Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, bu ...

– June 8, 1973 in

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) 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 ...

who competed in 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 ...

and in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. In the

he won the bronze medal in the team dressage with his horse ''Valérine'' after finishing twelfth in the individual dressage. Eight years later he finished fifth with the Dutch team in the team dressage and placed nineteenth in the individual dressage.

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1885 births 1973 deaths Dutch dressage riders Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands Dutch male equestrians Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Deventer Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub