Aernout van Lennep (23 February 1898 – 17 December 1974) was a Dutch

horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

. He competed in eventing at the 1932 Summer Olympics and won a team silver medal, finishing ninth individually. Van Lennep was a career artillery officer, and won the Dutch military championships in 1931. He was a prisoner of war in Germany during

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, and later became a lieutenant colonel in the 1950s.

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1898 births 1974 deaths Dutch male equestrians Event riders Equestrians at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Den Helder Olympic medalists in equestrian Royal Netherlands Army personnel of World War II Dutch prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub