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Vincent Voorn (born 16 February 1984 in
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 12, 2008 His father is Albert Voorn who also competed as an international show jumper. Voorn won the Dutch National Championship for young riders in 2004 with his horse Gestion Priamus Z. In 2005 he represented the Netherlands at the European Championships in
Vincent Voorn (born 16 February 1984 in Someren
Someren () is a municipality and town in the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands. As of January 2019, the municipality had 19,322 inhabitants, with over half of the population residing in the town. Someren, just south of Helmond a ...
) is a Dutch show jumper
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ...
.Athlete biography: Vincent Voornbeijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 12, 2008 His father is Albert Voorn who also competed as an international show jumper. Voorn won the Dutch National Championship for young riders in 2004 with his horse Gestion Priamus Z. In 2005 he represented the Netherlands at the European Championships in
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where he and Gestion Priamus Z won the gold medal. Two years later in Mannheim
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, 2007 he won another European title, although this time in the team competition instead of as an individual.
Voorn was selected by coach Rob Ehrens
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to represent the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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in Beijing
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. He formed a team with 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 ...
, Marc Houtzager
Marc Houtzager (born 9 January 1971 in Rouveen) is a Dutch equestrian whose specialty is show jumping.Angelique Hoorn
Angelique Hoorn (born 25 April 1975 in Wanneperveen) is a Dutch show jumper.
. Houtzager and Hoorn joined the team after former Olympic champions Jeroen Dubbeldam
Jeroen Dubbeldam (15 April 1973 in Zwolle) is a Dutch show jumping champion.
Dubbeldam competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping on the horse De Sjiem.
and Albert Zoer
Albert Zoer (born 31 July 1975, in Echten, Drenthe) is a Dutch champion in show jumping. He owns his own business, called Zoer B.V., for breeding and training stallions, a venture with which his father, Arent Zoer, helps him.
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had to withdraw due to injuries. He finished tied for 40th position in the individual show jumping and was part of the Dutch team that finished 4th in the team jumping.
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1984 births Living people Dutch show jumping riders Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands Dutch male equestrians People from Someren Sportspeople from North Brabant {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub