Antonius Theodorus Colenbrander (3 May 1889 – 24 September 1929) was a Dutch

horse rider The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

. He competed at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

in the three-days event and at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

in jumping and won a gold medal with the Dutch team in 1924. He died after a bad fall from his horse at a jumping competition in

Zelhem Zelhem is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Zelhem is located in the municipality of Bronckhorst, about 7 km northeast of Doetinchem. Zelhem was a separate municipality until 20 ...

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1889 births 1929 deaths Dutch male equestrians Event riders Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in equestrian People from Batavia, Dutch East Indies Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub