Antonius Theodorus Colenbrander (3 May 1889 – 24 September 1929) 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 at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

in the three-days event and at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

in jumping and won a gold medal with the Dutch team in 1924. He died after a bad fall from his horse at a jumping competition in

Zelhem Zelhem is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Zelhem is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst, about 7 km northeast of Doetinchem. Zelhem was a separate municipality until 2005, when it b ...

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1889 births 1929 deaths Dutch male equestrians Event riders Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in equestrian People from Batavia, Dutch East Indies Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub