Anky van Grunsven

Anky van Grunsven

Nick Name
: N/A
Born
:02 Jan,1968
Age
:51 years, 7 months
Location
:Erp, North Brabant, Netherlands
Website
: http://www.anky.com/
 

About Anky van Grunsven

Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda ("Anky") van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who holds the record for the most Olympic medals won by any equestrian athlete and is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event. Along with her Olympic successes, she has won numerous medals at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), and is the only rider to have competed at every WEG since they began in 1990. Between 1990 and 2006, she competed at the Games in dressage, but in 2010 she was named as part of the Dutch reining team, marking a major change in discipline.


Championships:

van Grunsven holds the record for the most wins at the Dressage World Cup, winning the event nine times between 1995 and 2008. She has also competed numerous times at the European Dressage Championships, winning seven individual medals and eight team medals between 1991 and 2009. Although van Grunsven has ridden many horses over her career, she won the majority of her top events on two horses: Bonfire and Salinero. Bonfire, upon whom she had many of her early successes, was retired in 2002. Salinero quickly took over as van Grunsven's top horse, and remained in that position until his retirement in 2013, after making a major comeback to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games. Van Grunsven has been closely linked with the controversial training method rollkur, although she has moved to distance herself from the practice after it was banned from international competition.


Anky van Grunsven Achievements

Medal record:

Olympic Games:

2000 Summer Olympics Individual dressage - Gold medal

2004 Summer Olympics Individual dressage - Gold medal

2008 Summer Olympics Individual dressage - Gold medal


World Championships:

1994 FEI World Equestrian Games Individual dressage - Gold medal

2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Individual dressage - Gold medal


European Championships:

1999 European Dressage Championship Individual dressage - Gold medal

2005 European Dressage Championship Individual dressage - Gold medal

2007 European Dressage Championship Special dressage - Gold medal

2007 European Dressage Championship Team dressage - Gold medal

2009 European Dressage Championship Team dressage - Gold medal


Dressage World Cup:

1996 Dressage World Cup Individual dressage - Gold medal

1997 Dressage World Cup Individual dressage - Gold medal

1999 Dressage World Cup Individual dressage - Gold medal

2000 Dressage World Cup Individual dressage - Gold medal

2004 Dressage World Cup Individual dressage - Gold medal

2005 Dressage World Cup Individual dressage - Gold medal

2006 Dressage World Cup Individual dressage - Gold medal

2008 Dressage World Cup Individual dressage - Gold medal

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