Susanna Bordone (born 9 September 1981 in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

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) is an Italian Olympic eventing and

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rider. She competed at three

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(in

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and

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). Her best Olympic results came in 2008 when she placed 5th in the team eventing. Her top individual Olympic result is 18th place from Tokyo 2020. Bordone also participated at three

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(in

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and

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), at five

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(in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011) and at two European Dressage Championships (in 2009 and 2011). She has won two team medals at the continental eventing championships.

References

Italian female equestrians 1981 births Olympic equestrians for Italy Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Italian dressage riders Sportspeople from Milan Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Italy-equestrian-bio-stub