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Thibaut Vallette (born 18 January 1974) is a French equestrian. He represented his country at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing. He was a career officer in the Alpine Troops (Chasseurs Alpins) before being seconded to the Cadre Noir at Saumur. Vallette also participated at the

2015 European Eventing Championships The 2015 European Eventing Championship was held from September 10 to September 13, 2015 at Blair Castle, Scotland, UK. The competition is also used as qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Two teams were to qualify. Germany, Great Britain, Ir ...

held at

Blair Castle Blair Castle (in Scottish Gaelic: Caisteil Bhlàir) stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray, and was historically the seat of their chief, the Duke of Atholl, ...

, where he won bronze medals in both team and individual eventing.

CCI 5* Results

International Championship Results

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* * * * * 1974 births Living people French male equestrians Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{France-equestrian-bio-stub