Petrus Josephus "Piet" Raijmakers (born 29 September 1956, in
Asten) is a former
equestrian
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from the
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Raijmakers won the gold medal in the
show jumping team event at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona, Spain
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. He did so alongside
Jos Lansink,
Jan Tops
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and Bert Romp. In the individual jumping competition Raijmakers claimed the silver medal on ''Ratina Z'', behind Germany's
Ludger Beerbaum
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on ''Classic Touch''.
In 2006, Raijmakers won team gold alongside
Jeroen Dubbeldam
Jeroen Dubbeldam (15 April 1973 in Zwolle) is a Dutch show jumping champion.
Dubbeldam competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping on the horse De Sjiem. ,
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 ...
and
Albert Zoer
Albert Zoer (born 31 July 1975, in Echten, Drenthe) is a Dutch champion in show jumping. He owns his own business, called Zoer B.V., for breeding and training stallions, a venture with which his father, Arent Zoer, helps him.
Background
With t ...
at the
World Equestrian Games
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in
Aachen.
At the World Cup-horse show "Indoor Brabant" in 's-Hertogenbosch (March 2010), he ended his sporting career.
"Prachtig afscheid voor Piet Raijmakers" including video clips
(dutch) His sons, Piet Raijmakers Jr. and Joep Raijmakers, are also active equestrians.
References
Dutch Olympic Committee
External links
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1956 births
Living people
Dutch show jumping riders
Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands
Dutch male equestrians
Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
People from Asten, Netherlands
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from North Brabant
20th-century Dutch people
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