Grégory Wathelet

Grégory Wathelet (born 10 September 1980 age 42) is a Belgian equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Grégory Wathelet
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
DisciplineShow jumping
Born (1980-09-10) 10 September 1980
Huy, Belgium
Height6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam jumping
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 RotterdamTeam jumping
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aachen Individual jumping
Wiesbaden 2013

At the 2012 Summer Olympics[1] in London, he was a member of the Belgian team in the team jumping competition which his team, composed of Le Jeune, Demeersman and Lansink, finished in thirteenth place. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, having finished 9th in the Individual jumping, he was a member of the Belgian team in the team jumping competition which his team, composed of Devos and Guery, finished in third place, giving Belgium its first equestrian medal since the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was the Belgian flag bearer in the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics where he became 4th.[2]

International Championship Results

Results
Year Event Horse Placing Notes
2001European Young Rider ChampionshipsFiris de la Maine 6th Team
26th Individual
2006World Equestrian Games Loriot 4th Team
26th Individual
2007European ChampionshipsLantinus 3 9th Team
40th Individual
2011 European Championships HH Copin van de Broy 7th Team
24th Individual
2012 Olympic Games Citzenguard Cadjanine Z 13th Team
29th Individual
2013 World Young Horse Championships Sothis D'Ouilly 12th 7 Year Olds
Benito 31st 7 Year Olds
2014World Equestrian Games HH Conrad13th Team
25th Individual
2015 European Championships HH Conrad 11th Team
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Individual
2016 World Young Horse Championships Picobello Jasmine 14th 7 Year Olds
2017 World Cup Final Forlap 7th
2017 European Championships Coree 4th Team
18th Individual
2017 World Young Horse Championships Picobello Full House Ter Linden Z 22nd 7 Year Olds
2019 European Championships MJT Nevados S 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team
9th Individual
2021 Olympic Games MJT Nevados S 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
9th Individual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. "Gregory Wathelet Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. "JO 2020: Grégory Wathelet porte-drapeau de la Belgique lors de la cérémonie de clôture à Tokyo". www.lesoir.be. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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