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Anky van Grunsven

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Anky van Grunsven is a Dutch equestrian who specializes in dressage. She won individual Olympic gold in 2000, 2004 and 2008, the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event, and holds nine medals across seven Olympic Games from 1988 to 2012. She is the only equestrian to compete at every World Equestrian Games since their 1990 inception and won the Dressage World Cup nine times between 1995 and 2008.

Facts
Birth Year
1968 1
Birth Date
1968-01-02 1
Nationality
Dutch 1
Career Highlight
Only dressage rider to win three successive Olympic individual titles in the same event, and record holder for Dressage World Cup wins with nine titles. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia, Anky van Grunsven
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, nationality clause
    Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda “Anky” van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
    Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda “Anky” van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth year
    Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda “Anky” van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event.
  • Wikipedia article lead paragraph, achievement sentence
    van Grunsven holds the record for the most wins at the Dressage World Cup, winning the event nine times between 1995 and 2008.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Along with her Olympic successes, she has won numerous medals at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), and is the only rider to have competed at every WEG since they began in 1990.
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