Gert-Jan Bruging with Andrea at Internationalem Pfingst Turnier Wiesbaden 2013 Gert-Jan Bruging with Andrea at Internationalem Pfingst Turnier Wiesbaden 2013Gert Jan Jozef "Gert-Jan" Bruggink (born 17 March 1981 in

Hengelo Hengelo (; Tweants dialect, Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the Twente region, in the province of Overijssel. It is part of a larger urban area that also includes Enschede, Borne, Overijssel, Borne, Almelo and Ol ...

) is a Dutch

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ...

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

. Bruggink represented the Netherlands at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event, alongside

Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder (born 28 July 1978, in Tubbergen) is a Dutch show jumping equestrian. He currently ranks third on the FEI Rolex Ranking List. Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part ...

Wim Schröder Wilhelmus Gerardus "Wim" Schröder (born 17 April 1971, in Almelo) is a Dutch show jumping equestrianism, equestrian. Wim Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition an ...

and

Leopold van Asten Leopold Leonardus Petronella van Asten (born 19 October 1976 in Venray) is a Dutch show jumping equestrian. Van Asten represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show j ...

. As an individual on his horse Joel, Bruggink reached the final where he ended up on the 33rd position. With the Dutch show jumping team he finished fourth with a total of 24 penalty points. Hessischen Ministerpräsidenten Gert-Jan Bruggink auf Andrea 2 mk.jpg WPT2013-CSI5-01-GertJan Bruggink-Andrea-1.JPG WPT2013-CSI5-01-GertJan Bruggink-Andrea-4.JPG

External links

Bruggink at the Dutch Olympic Archive
Dutch show jumping riders 1981 births Living people Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Dutch male equestrians Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hengelo 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub