Anky van Grunsven
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.jpg) Anky van Grunsven |
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| Equestrian | ||
Competitor for the  Netherlands |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Individual dressage |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Individual dressage |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Individual dressage |
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Team dressage |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Individual dressage |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Team dressage |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Team dressage |
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Team dressage |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1994 Den Haag | Individual freestyle dressage |
| Gold | 2006 Aachen | Individual freestyle dressage |
| Silver | 1994 Den Haag | Team Dressage |
| Silver | 1998 Rome | Individual Dressage |
| Silver | 1998 Rome | Team Dressage |
| Silver | 2006 Aachen | Individual special dressage |
| Silver | 2006 Aachen | Team Dressage |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1999 Arnhem | Individual dressage |
| Gold | 2005 Hagen | Individual dressage |
| Gold | 2007 La Mandria | Individual dressage |
| Gold | 2009 Windsor | Team Dressage |
| Silver | 1995 Mondorf | Individual Dressage |
| Silver | 1995 Mondorf | Team Dressage |
| Silver | 1997 Verden | Individual Dressage |
| Silver | 1997 Verden | Team Dressage |
| Silver | 1999 Arnhem | Team Dressage |
| Silver | 2001 Verden | Team Dressage |
| Silver | 2005 Hagen | Team Dressage |
| Silver | 2007 La Mandria | Team Dressage |
| Bronze | 1991 Donaueschingen | Team dressage |
| Bronze | 2009 Windsor | Individual freestyle dressage |
Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda ("Anky") van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968 in Erp, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.
Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World Cup Dressage Champion eight times, in 1995 (Los Angeles, riding Cameleon Bonfire), 1996 (Gothenburg, riding Cameleon Bonfire), 1997 (s'Hertogenbosch, riding Cameleon Bonfire), 1999 (Dortmund, riding Gestion Bonfire), 2000 (s'Hertogenbosch, riding Gestion Bonfire), 2004 (London, riding Gestion Salinero), 2005 (Las Vegas, riding Keltec Salinero), and 2006 (Amsterdam, riding Keltec Salinero), 2008 (Brabant, riding IPS Salinero)
Van Grunsven is married to Dutch national equestrian coach Sjef Janssen, with whom she has two children.[1]
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[edit] Controversy
Anky, with assistance from her trainer and husband Sjef Janssen, is considered to be the originator of the controversial training method rollkur. She has moved to distance herself with the method since the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) declared in February 2010 this method "is seen as an aggressive way of a deep moving horse. This is forbidden as well as any head-neck position which is obtained in an aggressive way."
In a lawsuit announced on the 24th of August 2010, Anky claims she has been defamed by journalist Astrid Appels on the website eurodressage.com. A release posted on that website announcing the lawsuit reports that "according to Anky images of her horses can not be connected to the controversial rollkur training method." The lawsuit was scheduled to begin September 8, 2010 in Hertogenbosch[2] but later Grunsven withdrew the case. [3]
[edit] See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
[edit] References
- ^ Isabell Werth, Anky van Grunsven & Steffen Peters to Compete at Palm Beach Exquis World Dressage Masters, Dressage News, accessed August 25, 2010
- ^ [1]
- ^ (Dutch) Geen rechtszaak meer!
[edit] External links
- Official homepage
- Works by or about Anky van Grunsven in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Sports-Reference profile
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| Preceded by Leontien van Moorsel |
Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Angelique Seriese |
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