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.
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Career HighlightOnly 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
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia, Anky van Grunsven
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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.
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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.
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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.
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van Grunsven holds the record for the most wins at the Dressage World Cup, winning the event nine times between 1995 and 2008.
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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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