Patrick van der Meer (born 23 March 1971) is a Dutch Olympic dressage rider.[1] Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he finished 32nd in the individual competition.

Patrick van der Meer
Personal information
Born (1971-03-23) March 23, 1971 (age 53)
Wateringen, South Holland, Netherlands
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aachen Team dressage

He also competed at the 2015 European Dressage Championships in Aachen where he won a gold medal in team dressage and finished 11th in the freestyle dressage competition. The Dutch national dressage coach Wim Ernes died on 1 November 2016 due to a brain tumor. Van der Meer, together with the other gold medal winners Edward Gal, Hans Peter Minderhoud and Diederik van Silfhout, carried his coffin during the funeral on 5 November 2016.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Patrick van der Meer". fei.org. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Gouden EK-team gaat de kist van overleden Ernes dragen - Sportnieuws". 2 November 2016.