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Simon Delestre (born 21 June 1981) is a French equestrian. His specialty is

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, either individually or as part of a team. Delestre ranks twenty-five on the FEI Rolex Ranking List.

Personal life

Delestre was born 21 June 1981 in Metz, France, the son of Marcel Delestre.Delestre, Simon. D'après l
biographie
de Simon Delestre sur son site officiel. ccording to the biography of Simon Delestre on his official website.(in French) Retrieved 9 August 2012. His father, a former international rider, got Delestre interested in equestrianism at a young age. Delestre tried many sports as a child, but a pony named Panama du Cassou HN gave him a taste for riding. Delestre's stables are located in the structure of his parents Marcel and Magalis' home in Solgne. Recently when asked if he had any hobbies, Delestre said "No time for that."Simon Delestre - Equestrian - Olympic Athlete
Retrieved 9 August 2012.

Career

After obtaining a

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in 1999, Delestre was crowned the gold medalist at the France Junior Championships and continued that year to win bronze as part of a team in the European Junior Championships. The following year he won the gold medal with his team at the European Championship for Young Riders. Delestre then continued his career in both Pro and Pro Elite races, as well as international events such as the Nations Cup, CSI-5*, and the World Cup Circuit. In 2011, Delestre was selected to be a reserve rider at the European Championships in

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, Spain, where the French team has won three silver medals. The same year, Delestre managed to qualify for the World Cup Final in Leipzig, Germany, where he ranked sixteenth with Couletto. At the end of 2011, Delestre manages to be in the Top Ten of the FEI Rolex Ranking List, allowing him to participate in the Final Top Ten IJRC of Paris. For that race, he finished eighth on Napoli du Ry. Delestre participated in two World Cup finals, where he got tenth in Stuttgart and fourth in Zurich. However, he failed to qualify for the finals in Hertogensbosch, Netherlands. Delestre qualified for the

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on Napoli du Ry, where his coach was Henk Nooren. He finished nineteenth in the individual jumping finals and was part of the French team for team jumping, which came in twelfth. Delestre is perhaps best known for his prowess in the

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, where he has won two gold medals and one silver, both as part of a team and individually.

Placements

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

Delestre, Simon. D'après le palmarès de Simon Delestre sur so
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ccording to the ranking of Simon Delestre on his official site (in French)Retrieved 9 August 2012. **Junior Champion of France in

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with Bella de Charmois **Part of the bronze medal team at the European Junior Championships in Münchwilen,

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with Eddy de Villiers *

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

**Part of the gold medal team at the European Championship for Young Riders in

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with Didam de la Ressée **Winner of CSIOY Reims with ''Didam de la Ressée'' *

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

**Part of the fourth-place team at the European Championship for Young Riders in Gijon,

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with Faraon de la Ressée *

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

**Part of the fifth-place team at the CSIO-4* Ebelsberg in

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with Didam de la Ressée **Third place at the Grand Prix for CSIO-4* Ebelsberg in

with Didam de la Ressée **Winner of the Grand Prix for CSIOY in

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with JPC Rexito Z *

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

**Seventh place at the Grand Prix for CSI-3* in Lons le Saunier with Hello Arcy **Winner of the small Grand Prix for CSI-3* in Vittel with Lucky Luck C **The Grand Prize Winner for Pro 1 in Montbéliard with Iceberg Forestry *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

**Second place at the Grand Prix Pro in Palaiseau with Holga of Bignons **Second place at the Power Pro with Franconville Istar of Vesquerie *

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

**Winner of the Grand Prix for CSI-3* in Dunkirk with Unpublished Balme **Sixth place at the Grand Prix for CSI-3* in Bourge en Bresse with Unpublished Balme **Part of the silver medal team at the

with Unpublished Balme **Eighth place individually at the

with ''Unpublished Balme'' *

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

**Part of the winning team at CSIO-5* in

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with ''Unpublished Balme'' **Part of the second-place team at CSIO-5* in

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with ''Unpublished Balme'' **Ninth place at the Grand Prix World Cup of the CHI-5* in

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with ''Unpublished Balme'' *

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

**Winner of the Grand Prix at the 1m40 in Cheminot with ''Melody Burning'' **Winner of the Grand Prix at the 1m45 in Maillys with ''Melody Burning'' **4th in the World Championships of six years in

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with ''Neptune's Cottage'' **5th in the World Championships of seven years in

with ''Melody Burning'' *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

**Winner of the Grand Prix Pro Elite 1.50m in Sainte-Mere-Eglise with ''Oda'' **Winner of the Grand Prix Pro Elite 1.50m in Cluny with ''Unpublished Balme'' **Seventh place at the Grand Prix Pro Elite 1.50m in Cluny with ''Couletto'' *

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

**Part of the winning team at CSIO-5* in Gijon with ''Melody Burning'' **Individual gold medal at the

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, Italy with ''Melody Burning'' **Part of the gold medal team at the

, Italy with ''Melody Burning'' **Seventh place at the Grand Prix for CSI-5* at Paris-Villepinte with ''Couletto'' *

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

**Fifth place at the Grand Prix World Cup for CSI-5* in

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with ''Couletto'' **Winner of the Grand Prix for CSI-3* in Montpellier, France with ''Oslo du Chavet'' **Second place at the Grand Prix for CSI-5* in Brussels (Audi Masters) with ''Couletto'' **Third place at the Grand Prix for CSI-5* in Paris (Grand Masters) with ''Napoli du Ry'' **Winner of the Grand Prix for CSI-4* in

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with ''Napoli du Ry'' *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

**Tenth place at the Grand Prix World Cup for CSI-5* in Stuttgart, Germany with ''Napoli du Ry'' **Third place at the Grand Prix for CSI-5* in

, Spain with ''Napoli du Ry **Winner of the French Tour EADS at the Global Champions Tour in Cannes with Napoli du Ry **Sixteenth place at the World Cup Final in Leipzig, Germany with Couletto **Fifth place at the Grand Prix World Cup for CSI-5* in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands with Couletto *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

**Fourth place at the Grand Prix World Cup for CSI-5* in with Napoli du Ry **Twelfth place at the Grand Prix of the Global Champions Tour in Doha, Qatar with Valentino Velvet **Winner of the small Grand Prix for CSIO-5* in La Baule with Whisper **Third place at the Grand Prix for CSIO-5* in Rotterdam, Netherlands with Napoli du Ry **Nineteenth place for the

individual jumping with Napoli du Ry2012 Summer Olympics **Part of the twelfth place team for the

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team jumping with Napoli du Ry

Notable horses

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Delestre, Simon French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France 1981 births Living people Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Metz Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in equestrian Olympic bronze medalists for France Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian 21st-century French sportsmen