François Mathy (born 31 December 1944) is a Belgian

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and Olympic medalist. He was born in

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. He competed in

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at the

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, and won a bronze medal with the Belgian team, as well as a bronze medal in the individual contest.

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1944 births Living people Belgian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Belgium Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Equestrians from Brussels 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-equestrian-bio-stub