Leopold Leonardus Petronella van Asten (born 19 October 1976 in Venray) 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 ...

. Van Asten 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 Wilhelmus Gerardus "Wim" Schröder (born 17 April 1971, in Almelo) is a Dutch show jumping equestrian. Wim Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jum ...

and

Gert-Jan Bruggink 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) is a Dutch show jumpi ...

. As an individual, on his horse Joel, Van Asten reached the final where he ended on the 30th position. With the Dutch show jumping team he finished fourth with a total of 24 penalty points.

External links

Van Asten at the Dutch Olympic Archive
1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Venray Dutch show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Dutch male equestrians Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub