Nicolas Lionel Wettstein Wettstein (born 30 March 1981) is an Olympic eventing rider.[3] Born in Switzerland, he competed for Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the individual competition, but failed to complete the cross-country phase. He then qualified to represent Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] Riding Altier d'Aurois, he improved on his Rio performance, and eventually placed 41st.
 Wettstein at the 2014 World Equestrian Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nicolas Lionel Wettstein |
| Full name | Nicolas Lionel Wettstein Wettstein[1] |
| Born | 30 March 1981 Basel, Switzerland[2] |
Wettstein also participated at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at the 2015 Pan American Games. He finished 4th in the team eventing competition at the 2015 Pan Am Games held in Toronto, Canada.
Personal life
editWettstein was born in Switzerland, and is of French descent through his mother. He was married to an Ecuadorian for 10 years, and through her gained Ecuadorian citizenship.[5]
International Championship Results
edit| Results | ||||||||||
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| Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2002 | European Young Rider Championships | Cap du Tremblay | 9th | Team | ||||||
| 33rd | Individual | |||||||||
| 2009 | World Young Horse Championships | Onzieme Framoni | 40th | CCI** | ||||||
| 2014 | World Equestrian Games | Nadeville Merze | RET | Individual | ||||||
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Onzieme Framoni | 4th | Team | ||||||
| 13th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Nadeville Merze | RET | Individual | ||||||
| 2018 | World Equestrian Games | Meyer's Happy | 67th | Individual | ||||||
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Onzieme Framoni | EL | Individual | ||||||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Altier d'Aurois | 41st | Individual | ||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Listado de Deportistas – Alto Rendimiento 2016".
- ^ "Nicolas Wettstein".
- ^ "Nicolas Wettstein". fei.org. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos". Hola News. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Equadorian rider who juggles a high-flying job with his eventing career". 16 September 2022.