Bert Vermeir
Belgian Paralympic equestrian
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Full name | Bert Vermeir | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-03-03) 3 March 1977 (age 47) Merchtem, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Dressage, Jumping | ||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2000, 2004, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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Bert Vermeir (born 3 March 1977[1]) is a Belgium Paralympic equestrian. He won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Biography
Vermeir was born in Merchtem and received a pony for his 4th birthday. However he was left paralysed in 1992 after an accident involving his pony, which led to several broken vertebrae. Vermeir's first international para-equestrian appearance was the World Cup Denmark in 1999. In 2000, he made his Paralympic debut in Sydney.
In 2004, Vermeir won Paralympic bronze in the Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade III riding Den Eik Heino.
External links
- Website
References
- ^ "Bert Vermeir". Archived from the original on 27 September 2017.
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