Ludo Philippaerts | |
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Personal information | |
Nationality | Belgium |
Discipline | Show jumping |
Born | Genk, Belgium | 22 June 1963
Height | 5.9 ft 7.8 in (2.00 m) |
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
Ludo Philippaerts (born 22 June 1963) is a Belgian show jumping rider. He is a native of Genk, Limburg, Belgium.
Philippaerts is a four-time Olympian. [1] As an individual, he ranked 4th at both the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games. In Athens, the Belgian team, of which he was a part, ranked 6th. [2] At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Philippaerts and his late champion horse, Darco, ranked 7th. [3]
Philippaerts won the 2008 FEI World Cup final in Mechelen, 26–30 December 2008. [4] At the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, he had an individual rank of 9 and a team rank of 7. He competed at the World Equestrian Games twice before, in 1998 and 1990. [2]
He was the BP Cup Champion in Spruce Meadows in 2006 [5] and the 2006 winner of the Global Champions Tour. In 2005, his fourth consecutive year of competition in the Show Jumping World Cup, Philippaerts ranked 9th. [2] [6] He ranked 15th at the 1989 European Championships in Rotterdam. [7]
Philippaerts was born into an equestrian family. His brother, Johan Philippaerts, and his four sons are also showjumping riders. [8]
He and his wife Veronique have four children: [9]
Ludo Philippaerts | |
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Personal information | |
Nationality | Belgium |
Discipline | Show jumping |
Born | Genk, Belgium | 22 June 1963
Height | 5.9 ft 7.8 in (2.00 m) |
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
Ludo Philippaerts (born 22 June 1963) is a Belgian show jumping rider. He is a native of Genk, Limburg, Belgium.
Philippaerts is a four-time Olympian. [1] As an individual, he ranked 4th at both the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games. In Athens, the Belgian team, of which he was a part, ranked 6th. [2] At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Philippaerts and his late champion horse, Darco, ranked 7th. [3]
Philippaerts won the 2008 FEI World Cup final in Mechelen, 26–30 December 2008. [4] At the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, he had an individual rank of 9 and a team rank of 7. He competed at the World Equestrian Games twice before, in 1998 and 1990. [2]
He was the BP Cup Champion in Spruce Meadows in 2006 [5] and the 2006 winner of the Global Champions Tour. In 2005, his fourth consecutive year of competition in the Show Jumping World Cup, Philippaerts ranked 9th. [2] [6] He ranked 15th at the 1989 European Championships in Rotterdam. [7]
Philippaerts was born into an equestrian family. His brother, Johan Philippaerts, and his four sons are also showjumping riders. [8]
He and his wife Veronique have four children: [9]