Niklaus Schurtenberger (born 7 February 1968) is a
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
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 i ...
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 ...
. He won the bronze medal at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider
Tony André Hansen
Tony Andre Hansen (born 23 February 1979, in Sandefjord) is a Norwegian show jumper and musician.
Beijing Olympics Controversy
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hansen initially won the bronze medal in team jumping as part of the Norweg ...
.
References
1968 births
Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic equestrians for Switzerland
Sportspeople from the canton of Bern
Swiss show jumping riders
Swiss male equestrians
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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