Wilhelmus Gerardus "Wim" Schröder (born 17 April 1971, in
Almelo
Almelo () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek.
Almelo has about 72,000 inhabitants in the middle o ...
) is a Dutch
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ...
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 in ...
.
Wim Schröder represented the Netherlands at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event, alongside
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 part ...
,
Leopold van Asten and
Gert-Jan Bruggink. As an individual driving on his horse "Montreal", Schröder reached the final, where he ended up on the 28th position. With the Dutch show jumping team he finished fourth with a total of 24 penalty points.
His twin brother
Ben Schröder and his younger brother
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 part ...
a biography
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References
External links
official website including biographySchröder at the Dutch Olympic Archive
Dutch show jumping riders
1971 births
Living people
Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands
Dutch male equestrians
Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Almelo
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