Sanne Voets (born 17 September 1986) is a Dutch Paralympic equestrian.[1] She is gold medalled at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Voets became also World Champion and European Champion and several times National Dutch Champion. She is the most successful -para-equestrian rider for The Netherlands in History.[2]

Sanne Voets
Personal information
Full nameSanne Voets
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38)
Rosmalen, Netherlands
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympics 3 3 1
World Equestrian Games 4 2 0
European Championships 5 2 2
Total 12 7 3
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Equestrian
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual freestyle test grade III
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual championship test grade IV
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual freestyle test grade IV
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Individual championship test grade IV
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

Sanne Voets was the first rider who collaborated with a DJ to make a freestyle to music. On the music of DJ Armin van Buuren Voets won gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

Para-Dressage results

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Event Team Individual Freestyle Horse
  London 2012 4th 5th 4th Vedet PB
  Rio de Janeiro 2016   4th   Demantur
  Tokyo 2020       Demantur
Event Team Individual Freestyle Horse
  2014 Normandy       Vedet PB
  2018 Tryon       Demantur
  2022 Herning       Demantur
Event Team Individual Freestyle Horse
  2011 Moorsele 4th 6th   Vedet PB
  2013 Herning       Vedet PB
  2015 Deauville   4th 4th Vedet PB
  2017 Gothenburg       Demantur
  2019 Rotterdam       Demantur
  2023 Riesenbeck       Demantur

References

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  1. ^ "Sanne Voets" (in Dutch). TeamNL.org. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Sanne Voets". Horseandhound.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Spelen met twee keer goud geslaagd voor amazone Voets, Hosmar pakt weer zilver" (in Dutch). NOS. 30 August 2021.
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