Nicolas Touzaint
Appearance
![]() Nicolas Touzaint and Hidalgo de l'Ile at the Lancer Village during the cross-country phase of Badminton Horse Trials 2008. | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | Team eventing |
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2020 Tokyo | Team eventing |
European Championships | ||
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2003 Punchestown | Individual eventing |
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2007 Pratoni del Vivaro | Individual eventing |
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2003 Punchestown | Team eventing |
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2005 Blenheim | Team eventing |
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2007 Pratoni del Vivaro | Team eventing |
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2011 Luhmühlen | Team eventing |
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2013 Malmo | Team eventing |
Nicolas Touzaint (born 10 May 1980 in Angers) is a French professional horserider specialising in three-day eventing. He was born into a family already known for its performance in equestrianism: his father, Jean-Yves Touzaint, was champion of France eventing in 1975 and 1976. His uncle, Thierry Touzaint, is a national coach in the same discipline.
On 4 May 2008 he became the first Frenchman to win the Badminton Horse Trials.
In 2024, he received a yellow card from the FEI for "Abuse of Horse - Excessive use of whip, bit and/or spurs" for his actions at the Marbach Horse Trials.[1]
Awards
- 2003: champion of Europe at Punchestown (Ireland) and second in the team event with Galan de Sauvagère.
- 2004: Olympic champion team in the Olympic Games in Athens, 9th in individual with Galan de Sauvagère.
- 2005: Vice-champion of Europe team to Blenheim (England) with Hildago de l'Ile in 2005.
- 2005: French champion.
- 2006: French champion, after only three stages, where Nicolas Touzaint finished first in six.
- 2006: winner of the finals of the World Cup competitions complete with Galan de Sauvagère in Malmo (Sweden).
- 2006 Winner of Boekelo CCI*** in Boekelo, The Netherlands with Tatchou
- 2007: Winner of CCI ** Compiègne with Joker of Helby
- 2007: Winner of CCI *** Pratoni del Vivaro in Italy with Galan de Sauvagère
- 2007: Winner of CCI *** Fontainebleau with Galan de Sauvagère
- 2007: Winner of CCI *** Saumur with Tatchou
- 2007: Champion of France eventing
- 2007: champion of Europe in Pratoni del Vivaro (Italy) and vice-champion of Europe with a team of Galan Sauvagère
- 2007: Winner of CCI **** Pau Hidalgo with the island.
- 2007: After this season the Exceptional is No. 3 on the FEI world rankings list
- 2008: Champion of France Contest Complete with Tatchou (Pompadour 25–26 April 2008)
- 2008: winner of CCI **** Badminton (Great Britain) with Hildago de l'Ile.
References
- ^ "FEI Database - Warning Cards - Discipline = eventing". data.fei.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Event riders
- French male equestrians
- Olympic equestrians for France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- European champions for France
- French equestrian biography stubs