Gert-Jan Bruging with Andrea at Internationalem Pfingst Turnier Wiesbaden 2013
Gert-Jan Bruging with Andrea at Internationalem Pfingst Turnier Wiesbaden 2013Gert Jan Jozef "Gert-Jan" Bruggink (born 17 March 1981 in
Hengelo
Hengelo (; Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the international Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.
Popu ...
) is a Dutch
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...
equestrian
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
Examples of this are:
*Equestrian sports
*Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...
.
Bruggink represented the Netherlands at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event, alongside
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 ...
,
Wim Schröder and
Leopold van Asten. As an individual on his horse Joel, Bruggink reached the final where he ended up on the 33rd position. With the Dutch show jumping team he finished fourth with a total of 24 penalty points.
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External links
Bruggink at the Dutch Olympic Archive
Dutch show jumping riders
1981 births
Living people
Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands
Dutch male equestrians
Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Hengelo
21st-century Dutch people
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