Nicola Philippaerts (born 1993) is a Belgian

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 ...

rider. He is a native of

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. He is the son of

Ludo Philippaerts Ludo Philippaerts (born 22 June 1963) is a Belgian show jumping rider. He is a native of Genk, Limburg, Belgium. Career Philippaerts is a four-time Olympian. As an individual, he ranked 4th at both the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic ...

and twin brother of Olivier Philippaerts, both show jumping riders as well.

Career

He competed at the

Equestrian at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics The Equestrianism, Equestrian competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place from August 18 to August 24 at the Singapore Turf Riding Club. There were two events, team jumping and individual jumping. The team jumping was b ...

, finishing 23rd individually but winning the gold medal in the team event. In 2011, he finished fifth in the Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland at the 2011 Dublin Horse Show. He won the gold medal in

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at the European Young Riders Show Jumping Championship, and the silver medal at the Belgian senior championship. In 2012, he won the

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Grand Prix at the 2012 Falsterbo Horse Show. Together with his father and brother, and Olympic Gold Medal winner Jos Lansink, he finished third at the 2012 Piazza di Siena

FEI Nations Cup The FEI Nations Cup, called Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup since 2013 because of sponsorship reasons, is the most prestigious Show Jumping series for national teams in the world. It is organized by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). Hist ...

of Italy. At the 2016 Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, he was disqualified from competition for excessive use of his spurs and whip.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Philippaerts, Nicola Belgian show jumping riders Belgian male equestrians 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Genk Belgian twins Equestrians at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Olympic equestrians for Belgium Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics 21st-century Belgian sportsmen