Henrik von Eckermann

Henrik von Eckermann is a Swedish show jumping rider, born on 25 May 1981, who has competed at four Olympic Games, in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. His best Olympic result came in Tokyo, where he won team gold and finished fourth individually. On King Edward he won both the team and individual titles at the 2022 World Championships in Herning, and he also took team silver at the 2018 World Equestrian Games and the 2017 European Championships. At the 2017 World Cup Final he placed third, behind McLain Ward and Romain Duguet. He descends from the von Eckermann family, a Swedish noble family of Mecklenburg origin, and is related to the women's rights activist Ebba von Eckermann. He married the Swiss show jumper Janika Sprunger in 2022, and they keep stables at Kessel in the Netherlands.