Berend "Bert" Romp (4 November 1958 – 4 October 2018) was a Dutch

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and Olympic champion in the sport. He won a gold medal in

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with the Dutch team at the

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. Romp died on 4 October 2018, at age 59, after a horse kicked him.

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* 1958 births 2018 deaths Dutch show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Dutch male equestrians Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Veendam Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Horse-related accidents and incidents 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub