Yann Candele (born March 11, 1971) is a Canadian
equestrian
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Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
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* Equestrian sports
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who competes in the sport of
show jumping.
He won the 2009 and 2010 Nations' Cups in Wellington, Florida. He competed at 2010 and 2014
World Equestrian Games
The FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and are administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutive ...
.
In July 2016, he was named to
Canada's Olympic team.
His previous international experience include competing as a junior for France in the European championships, and winning the Asian World Cup League 1991–1992. He has also represented France in 2004 at the World Cup Final in Milan, Italy.
He moved to Canada in 1999, coaching, riding and training at several top stables in Canada. He opened his own training business, Normandy Hills, in 2007. He became a Canadian citizen in 2009, and is currently living in
Caledon, Ontario
Caledon (; 2021 population 76,581) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. From a shortened form of Caledonia, the Roman name for North Britain; Caledon is a developing urban area, althoug ...
, Canada.
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References
External links
Official website
1971 births
Living people
Canadian show jumping riders
Animal sportspeople from Ontario
Equestrians at the 2015 Pan American Games
Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians for Canada
Canadian male equestrians
Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
Pan American Games medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
21st-century Canadian people
20th-century Canadian people
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