Leopold van Asten
Leopold van Asten medal table |
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Leopold van Asten with Zidane at the Maimarkt tournament Mannheim 2014 |
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gold | 2003 | Show jumping |
Leopold Leonardus Petronella van Asten (born October 19, 1976 in Venray , Limburg ) is a Dutch show jumper .
Career
As the son of horse-loving parents, van Asten began to ride at the age of five. During his pony time he competed three times in the European Championships. After graduating from school, he finally devoted himself to riding and shortly thereafter gained his first international successes (including 3rd place at the Tokyo Grand Prix). In 1999 he rode his first Nations Cup . In 2003 he won the Dutch championship.
In 2004 he started at the Olympic Games in Athens and finished 30th in the singles, with the team he finished fourth.
In 2005 he won the Grand Prix at the CHI Donaueschingen with Think Twice II . In 2009 he won the Estoril Grand Prix , a stage on the Global Champions Tour .
Van Asten lives in Eindhoven and trains with Henk Nooren .
Horses (excerpt)
- Fleche Rouge , since 2003
- VDL Groep Think Twice (* 1992), Holsteiner , mare
- VDL Groep Glory (formerly: Glory of Dance ) (* 1997), bay Oldenburg mare, father: Grandeur
- VDL Groep Juke Box (* 1997), Selle Français , chestnut, gelding, father: Pacha des Sevres, mother's father: Misti
- VDL Groep Quinara (* 2000), bay Holstein mare, father: Quinar, mother's father: Carthago
- VDL Groep Santana B (* 1999), mare
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ CSI ***** Estoril / POR: Leopold van Asten wins the highest endowed jumping competition in Europe (7/2009) ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Asten, Leopold van |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asten, Leopold Leonardus Petronella van (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch show jumper |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th October 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Venray , Limburg |