Harrie Smolders (born 10 May 1980) is a Dutch Olympic show jumping rider.[1][2] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he placed 7th in the team and 27th in the individual competition.
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| Full name | Harrie Smolders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1980 Lage Mierde, Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Smolders participated at the 2010 World Equestrian Games and at the 2009 European Championships. He finished 4th in the team jumping event at the 2009 Europeans held at Windsor Castle. Smolders also participated at four editions of the Show Jumping World Cup finals (in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2016), with his best result coming in 2016 when he finished 2nd. He won the Global Champions Tour 2017, becoming CHAMPION OF THE CHAMPIONS with still one show to come, first in history. Sponsored by Copernicus, Vestrum, Parlanti and CWD.
In 2018 Harrie Smolders secured the number one spot of the Longines World Ranking for the first time in his career. This position was previously held by the Olympic silver medalist Kent Farrington.
References edit
- ^ "Harrie Smolders". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Harrie Smolders". FEI.org. International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links edit
- Harrie Smolders at FEI
- Harrie Smolders at FEI (alternative link)
- Harrie Smolders at Olympics.com
- Harrie Smolders at Olympedia
- Harrie Smolders at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Official website
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