Diederik van Silfhout (born 20 April 1988 in Ede, Netherlands) is a Dutch Olympic dressage rider.[1] Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he placed 4th in the team and 11th in the individual competitions.
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 20 April 1988 Ede, Netherlands |
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Van Silfhout also competed at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, where he won a team bronze medal and placed 9th in the freestyle dressage competition. He competed in Normandy as a late replacement for Danielle Heijkoop, who was forced to withdraw after her horse sustained injury.[2]
He also competed at the 2015 European Dressage Championships in Aachen where he won a gold medal in team dressage. The Dutch national dressage coach Wim Ernes died on 1 November 2016 due to a brain tumor. Van Silfhout, together with the other gold medal winners Patrick van der Meer, Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud, carried his coffin during the funeral on 5 November 2016.[3]
Personal bests
edit| Event | Score | Horse | Venue | Date |
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| Grand Prix | 77.460 | Arlando | Amsterdam, Netherlands | January 29, 2016 |
| Grand Prix Special | 77.098 | Arlando | Rotterdam, Netherlands | June 20, 2015 |
| Grand Prix Freestyle | 82.750 | Arlando | Amsterdam, Netherlands | January 30, 2016 |
References
edit- ^ "Diederik van Silfhout". fei.org. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Dutch WEG Team Loses Undercover and Siro, Voice and Arlando In". eurodressage.com. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Gouden EK-team gaat de kist van overleden Ernes dragen" [Golden European Championship team will carry the coffin of deceased Ernes]. sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 2 November 2016.
External links
edit- Diederik van Silfhout (and here) at FEI
- Diederik van Silfhout at Olympedia
- Diederik van Silfhout at Olympics.com
- Diederik van Silfhout at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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