Ludo Philippaerts (born 22 June 1963) is a Belgian

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rider. He is a native of

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, Limburg, Belgium.

Career

Philippaerts is a four-time Olympian. As an individual, he ranked 4th at both the

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and the

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. In

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, the Belgian team, of which he was a part, ranked 6th.Official FEI biography for Ludo Philippaerts
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, Philippaerts and his late champion horse, Darco, ranked 7th. Philippaerts won the 2008 FEI World Cup final in

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, 26–30 December 2008. At the

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, he had an individual rank of 9 and a team rank of 7. He competed at the

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twice before, in 1998 and 1990. He was the BP Cup Champion in

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in 2006 and the 2006 winner of the

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. In 2005, his fourth consecutive year of competition in the

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, Philippaerts ranked 9th. He ranked 15th at the 1989 European Championships in

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Family

Philippaerts was born into an equestrian family. His brother, Johan Philippaerts, and his four sons are also showjumping riders. He and his wife Veronique have four children:Official biography for Ludo Philippaerts, Just World International website
* Nicola and Olivier (twins), b.1993 *Thibault, b.2001 *Anthony, b.2003

References

External links

Official website
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Family

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