Thierry Rozier was born on 31 July 1964. He is the son of
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medalist
Marcel Rozier and the brother of
Philippe Rozier, who is also an Olympic class rider. Thierry Rozier is a
French show jumping rider. He represents the ''Team Marionnaud'', which is organized by his father and is sponsored by the French
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company ''Chez Marionnaud''. His father owns the prestigious ''Espace Rozier'', which is the central base of the Marionnaud team, in
Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne. Additionally, since 2001, Rozier has played an integral part in the
show jumping training of
Charlotte Casiraghi
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In July 2005, an
FEI arbitration court suspended Rozier for three months from the show jumping sport after he was disqualified from the
Mediterranean Games. The reason was that his horse, Dusty Star, tested positive for
dexamethasone
Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid medication used to treat rheumatic problems, a number of skin diseases, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, croup, brain swelling, eye pain following eye surgery, superior vena ...
, an anti-inflammatory
corticosteroid., Rozier was quoted by the Cavadeos magazine explaining that ''Dusty Star'' had indeed tested positive for
dexamethasone
Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid medication used to treat rheumatic problems, a number of skin diseases, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, croup, brain swelling, eye pain following eye surgery, superior vena ...
at the June 2005 games in
Almeria. He hired an
attorney to appeal the suspension, insisting that he was blameless and that there was no rational motive or evidence to the contrary. Moreover, he was convinced that the cause of the contamination had been accidental, either while Dusty Star was in transport or in the common stables at Almeria.
"Thierry Rozier fait appel," 30 March 2006, Cavedeos.com
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In October 2003, with ten-year-old grey mare ''Aber Hallo Marionnaud'', he won the Grand Prize at the CSI* Barbizon
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. In November 2003, he achieved 7th place at the CSI* Bois le Roi. In May 2005, he achieved an unprecedented no-fault victory in the CSI** ''Jump Bost'' at Fontainebleau.
Medals
* Silver Medal, team, 2005 Mediterranean Games, Almeria
See also
* Equestrian at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
External links
Espace Marcel Rozier (official)Jumping Rozier (official)
References
1964 births
Living people
French show jumping riders
French male equestrians
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Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in equestrian