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Astier Nicolas
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 (age 35)
Toulouse, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportEquestrianism
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual eventing
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Malmö Team eventing

Astier Nicolas (born 19 January 1989) is a French equestrian.[1][2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing and the silver in the individual eventing.

Biography

Astier Nicolas practiced riding on pony at the age of 7, under the guidance of his mother. Three years later, he started the Pony competitions, becoming a member of the France team pony competition, at the age of 15. He won several awards with Java Bleu La Bree. The awards continued in the junior category and then Young riders, in 2009 he became vice-champion of eventing young riders of Europe.

Astier's first senior championships were 2013 European Eventing Championships. At the competition held in Malmö, Sweden, Astier won a team bronze and placed 24th in the individual portion. In 2015, Astier took victory in the prestigious Les Etoiles de Pau 4* event.

References

  1. ^ "Astier Nicolas". Rio 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Astier Nicolas". fei.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.