Grégory Wathelet (born 10 September 1980 age 42) is a Belgian equestrian who competes in the sport of

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 ...

. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, he was a member of the Belgian team in the team jumping competition which his team, composed of Le Jeune, Demeersman and Lansink, finished in thirteenth place. At the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, having finished 9th in the Individual jumping, he was a member of the Belgian team in the team jumping competition which his team, composed of Devos and Guery, finished in third place, giving Belgium its first equestrian medal since the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. He was the Belgian flag bearer in the closing ceremony of the

where he became 4th.

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* * * * * * * 1980 births Living people Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Belgian show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Belgium Belgian male equestrians Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium People from Huy Sportspeople from Liège Province {{Belgium-equestrian-bio-stub