Antonius "Toon" Ebben (22 December 1930 ā 4 February 2011) was a Dutch equestrian. After acting as a groom for
Max
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and
Ernest van Loon at the
1952 Summer Olympics
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, Ebben began competing himself, riding ''Kairouan'' in the 1950sā60s and later ''Jumbo Design'' (born 1969).
[ At the ]1976 Summer Olympics
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he finished 25th and 12th in the individual and team mixed jumping events, respectively. The following year he won a bronze and a gold European medal in these events. In 1978 Ebeen earned a silver medal in the team jumping, on ''Jumbo Design'',[ and was named a Knight of the ]Order of Orange-Nassau
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Ebben retired in 1986. He died in 2011 after a long illness.][ Since 2012, a jumping competition known as the ''Anton Ebben Memorial'' has been held in Amsterdam.][
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References
1930 births
2011 deaths
Dutch male equestrians
Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands
Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Sportspeople from Tilburg
Equestrians from North Brabant
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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