Lieutenant Colonel Thibaut Vallette (born 18 January 1974) 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. He was a career officer in the Alpine Troops (Chasseurs Alpins) before being seconded to the Cadre Noir at Saumur.
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vallette also participated at the 2015 European Eventing Championships held at Blair Castle, where he won bronze medals in both team and individual eventing.
CCI 5* Results
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| Event | Kentucky | Badminton | Luhmühlen | Burghley | Pau | Adelaide | ||||||
| 2017 | 27th (Qing du Briot Ene HN) | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||||
International Championship Results
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| Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2008 | World Young Horse Championships | Nuit Etoilee D'illon | 18th | CCI** | ||||||
| 2015 | European Championships | Qing du Briot Ene HN | 
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| 2016 | Olympic Games | Qing du Briot Ene HN | 
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| 13th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2017 | European Championships | Qing du Briot Ene HN | 11th | Team | ||||||
| 10th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2018 | World Equestrian Games | Qing du Briot Ene HN |
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| 6th | Individual | |||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Thibaut Vallette". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Thibaut Vallette". fei.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
External links
edit- Thibaut Vallette (and here) at FEI
- Thibaut Vallette at Olympedia
- Thibaut Vallette at Olympics.com
- Thibaut Vallette at Équipe de France (in French)
- Thibaut Vallette at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
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