Patrick van der Meer (born 23 March 1971) is a Dutch Olympic dressage rider. Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he finished 32nd in the individual competition. He also competed at the

2015 European Dressage Championships The 2015 European Dressage Championships was held between August 12 and August 16, 2015 in Aachen, Germany. It formed part of the 2015 FEI European Championships; other disciplines included were jumping, reining and vaulting. It also served as ...

in Aachen where he won a gold medal in team dressage and finished 11th in the freestyle dressage competition. 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 dress ...

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

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 ...

Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud (born 7 October 1973 in Westkapelle, Zeeland) is a Dutch dressage rider.

and Diederik van Silfhout, carried his coffin during the funeral on 5 November 2016.

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1971 births Living people Dutch male equestrians Dutch dressage riders Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands People from Wateringen Sportspeople from South Holland 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub