Jules Bonvalet (born 18 June 1888, date of death unknown) was a Belgian

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 ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

and in 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 1920 he and his horse ''Weppelghem'' won the bronze medal in the team eventing, after finishing twelfth in the individual eventing competition. They also participated in the individual jumping event and finished fifteenth. Four years later he and his horse ''Weppelghem'' finished fifth as member of the Belgian equipé in the team eventing, after finishing 16th in the individual eventing competition.

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External links

Jules Bonvalet's profile at databaseOlympics
1888 births Year of death missing Belgian male equestrians Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Event riders Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic equestrians for Belgium Belgian show jumping riders Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-equestrian-bio-stub