Ludo Philippaerts

Ludo Philippaerts is a Belgian show jumping rider, born on 22 June 1963 and a native of Genk in Limburg. He is a four time Olympian who ranked fourth individually at both the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, with the Belgian team placing sixth in Athens, and who finished seventh at the 1992 Games in Barcelona with his champion horse Darco. He won the 2008 FEI World Cup final in Mechelen, was the BP Cup champion at Spruce Meadows in 2006 and won the Global Champions Tour that year. Born into an equestrian family, he is the brother of the show jumper Johan Philippaerts and the father of four children.