Mads Hendeliowitz (born 14 January 1982) is a Danish-born Olympic

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rider who has been representing Sweden since 2010.

Dressage

Mads Hendeliowitz competed at the

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, with an

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Jimmie Choo. He finished 29th in the

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and 5th in the team competition. Mads was initially named as a reserve rider for the Rio Olympics. However, he went on to compete at the Games after his teammate

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was unable to participate due to her horse Dante Weltino failing a pre-competition veterinary examination. Hendeliowitz also participated at several

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Western-European league qualifiers. As of 2016, his best result is 5th place from

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in 2016. Hendeliowitz runs Segersta Equestrian in

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, Sweden, along with Swedish dressage riders

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and Karin Oljermark. He trains horses and riders up to grand prix level and holds clinics across Sweden. He has also trained Sweden's

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division.

References

Living people 1982 births Swedish male equestrians Swedish dressage riders Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Sweden {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub