Maikel van der Vleuten
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1988-02-10) 10 February 1988
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual jumping
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 NormandyTeam jumping
Silver medal – second place2022 HerningTeam jumping
Bronze medal – third place2022 HerningIndividual jumping
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 AachenTeam jumping

Maikel van der Vleuten (born 10 February 1988) is a Dutch show jumping rider. He was born in Geldrop. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a silver medal in team jumping and finished 37th in the individual.[1]

As of May 2020, he is ranked as the #15 rider in the world. He has previously been ranked as high as #5 in the world.[2]

Early life

Maikel van der Vleuten was born on 10 February 1988 in Geldrop, the Netherlands. His father, Eric, is a successful show jumper himself, and Maikel and his brother, Eric Jr., grew up with horses. Maikel began riding at the age of 6 and starting competing internationally at the age of 13 in the pony divisions.[3][4] He competed in his first championship as a junior rider in 2004, and in 2005 he won team gold with Nobel at the FEI European Junior Championship. In the years 2006–2009, van der Vleuten competed in the FEI Young Rider Championships each year, taking home a team silver and a team bronze, and finishing fifth individually three of the four years.[2]

Professional career

Van der Vleuten began competing at the senior level in 2010, jumping his first 5* competition at Rotterdam (NEL).[4] He jumped at his first senior championship the following year, competing for the Netherlands at the 2011 European Championships in Madrid (ESP) where the team finished fourth. In 2012, van der Vleuten was selected for the Dutch team to compete at the London Olympic Games with Verdi TN, where the team won the silver medal.[3] Two years later, Verdi TN and van der Vleuten won the gold medal with the Dutch team at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy (FRA). They were also 6th at the FEI World Cup Finals in Lyon (FRA) and won the FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona (ESP).[2]

Van der Vleuten continued to his international success, winning team gold at the 2015 European Championships, and recording another 6th-place finish at the FEI World Cup Jumping Finals, this time in Las Vegas, NV (USA). Verdi TN and van der Vleuten competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where they finished 20th individually. Although van der Vleuten had other horses in his string, he used Verdi TN at nearly every championship until Verdi's retirement in March 2020.[2][5]

Van der Vleuten and his father, Eric, are sponsored by the VDL Groep, an international company that is involved in manufacturing and subcontracting, as well as Massimo Dutti.[6][7] The duo also is part of the Madrid in Motion Global Champions League team, alongside Eduardo Alvarez Aznar, Mark McAuley, Cindy van der Straten, and Michael G Duffy.[8]

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Maikel van der Vleuten
VDL Groep Eureka

Results

Year Place Horse Event Rating Show Location
2019 1 Beauville Z Longines World Cup Qualifier CSI5*-W La Coruña La Coruña (ESP)
2019 1 Dana Blue Rikstoto Grand Prix CSI5*-W Kingsland Oslo Horse Show Oslo (SWE)
2019 1 Dana Blue LGCT Grand Prix of Valkenswaard CSI5* LGCT Valkenswaard Valkenswaard (NEL)
2019 1 Beauville Z LGCT Grand Prix of Monte Carlo CSI5* LGCT Monte Carlo Monaco (MCO)
2019 1 Dana Blue Longines Grand Prix CSI5* CHIO Twente Geesteren (NEL)
2018 1 Arera C Audi Prize 1.55m CSI5* Dutch Masters s-Hertogenbosch (NEL)
2017 1 Arera C Christmas Cracker 1.55m CSI5*-W London Olympia London (GBR)
2017 1 Verdi TN Verona World Cup Qualifier CSI5*-W Fieracavalli Verona (ITA)
2016 1 VDL Groep Quatro Winning Round 1.50m CSI5*-W IFEMA Madrid Madrid (ESP)
2016 20 Verdi TN Rio de Janeiro Olympics - Individual OLY Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
2016 1 Arera C Anemone Horse Trucks Grand Prix CSI4* Jumping Amsterdam Amsterdam (NEL)
2015 Gold Verdi TN European Championships CH-EU European Championships Aachen (GER)
2015 6 Verdi TN FEI World Cup Jumping Finals WC World Cup Finals Las Vegas, NV (USA)
2014 1 Verdi TN FEI Nations Cup Final CSIO5* Nations Cup Final Barcelona (ESP)
2014 1 Ziemar Beijing World Cup Qualifier CSI2*-W Beijing Beijing (CHN)
2014 Gold Verdi TN World Equestrian Games - Team WEG World Equestrian Games Normandy (FRA)
2014 1 Verdi TN LGCT Grand Prix of Madrid CSI5* LGCT Madrid Madrid (ESP)
2013 1 VDL Groep Sapphire B London World Cup Qualifier CSI5*-W London Olympia London (GBR)
2013 1 Verdi TN Longines Grand Prix of Lyon CSI5* Equita' Lyon Lyon (FRA)
2013 1 Verdi TN Al Ain Longines Grand Prix CSIO5* Al Ain Horse Show Al Ain (AUH)
2012 Silver Verdi TN London Olympic Games - Team OLY Olympic Games London (GBR)

References

  1. ↑ "Maikel van der Vleuten". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Maikel VAN DER VLEUTEN". vwww.fei.org. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Maikel van der Vleuten - LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR". globalchampionstour.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 Foncé, Blanc. "Maikel Van Der Vleuten". Stud For Life. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Foncé, Blanc. "Verdi to retire from sport in s'Hertogenbosh". Stud For Life. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "About VDL". vdlgroep.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Paper | Massimo Dutti Maikel van der Vleuten & Eric van der Vleuten". social.massimodutti.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Madrid in Motion - About - GCL". globalchampionsleague.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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