Petronella Theodora Maria "Ellen" Bontje (born 11 June 1958 in
Hilversum,
North Holland) is an
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
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from
The Netherlands
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, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the
2000 Olympic Games in
Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside
Anky van Grunsven,
Coby van Baalen, and
Arjen Teeuwissen
Arjen Gerald Teeuwissen (born March 29, 1971) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and Co ...
. In the individual competition Bontje finished in sixth position.
Eight years earlier, at the
1992 Olympic Games in
Barcelona, Spain, Bontje was also a member of the Dutch team that won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Competition. She competed in three Summer Games for her native country, starting at the
1988 Olympics in
Seoul, South Korea
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.
She has won eight silver medals and one bronze medal in team dressage at various championships.
References
External links
Dutch Olympic Committee*
1958 births
Living people
Dutch female equestrians
Dutch dressage riders
Sportspeople from Hilversum
Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in equestrian
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