Diederik van Silfhout (born 20 April 1988 in Ede, Netherlands) is a Dutch Olympic

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rider. Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the

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where he placed 4th in the

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and 11th in the

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competitions. Van Silfhout also competed at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in

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, France, where he won a team bronze medal and placed 9th in the freestyle dressage competition. He competed in Normandy as a late replacement for Danielle Heijkoop, who was forced to withdraw after her horse sustained injury. He also competed at the 2015 European Dressage Championships in

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where he won a gold medal in team dressage. The Dutch national dressage coach

Wim Ernes Willem Egidius Johannes "Wim" Ernes (2 July 1958 – Schimmert, 1 November 2016) was a Dutch equestrian dressage coach from Schimmert. Ernes was seen as an icon within the Dutch equestrian sport. He was twice the coach of the Dutch national dressage ...

died on 1 November 2016 due to a brain tumor. Van Silfhout, together with the other gold medal winners Patrick van der Meer,

Edward Gal Edward Gal (born 4 March 1970 in Rheden) is a Dutch dressage rider. He and the stallion Totilas (nicknamed "Toto"), were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider par ...

and

Hans Peter Minderhoud v Hans Peter Minderhoud (born 7 October 1973 in Westkapelle, Zeeland) is a Dutch dressage rider. Minderhoud won the VSN Cup in 2004 with his horse Gameboy and also succeeded in the Pavo Cup with Sandreo and Florencio. At the ...

, carried his coffin during the funeral on 5 November 2016.

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* * * * 1988 births Living people Dutch male equestrians Dutch dressage riders Sportspeople from Ede, Netherlands Equestrians from Gelderland Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub