Michel Robert (24 December 1948,
Corbelin) is a leading French international Grand Prix
show jumping equestrian. He was born on 24 December 1948 in Corbelin. Michel Robert started riding at the age of four on a sheep, complete with saddle and bridle. He advocates a style of riding based on "respect for and harmony with the horse." He began his career in
eventing
Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...
, and later specialized in show jumping. In October 2013, he announced his decision to retire from Grand Prix level competition.
On January 1, 2014, he was awarded the French Legion of Honour. He was the final winner of the
Global Champions Tour
The Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) is an annual pre-eminent individual show jumping series that comprises up to 15 rounds of competition hosted around the world. It brings together the top 30 riders in the FEI Jumping World Rankings.
It wa ...
for 2009.
The Telegraph, 15 November 2009
/ref> He is a three-time Olympic equestrian.
References
External links
The International Equestrian Federation's biographical data for Michel Robert
French show jumping riders
French male equestrians
1948 births
Living people
Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for France
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