Thierry Rozier was born on 31 July 1964. He is the son of

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medalist

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and the brother of

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, who is also an Olympic class rider. Thierry Rozier is a French show jumping rider. He represents the ''Team Marionnaud'', which is organized by his father and is sponsored by the French

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company ''Chez Marionnaud''. His father owns the prestigious ''Espace Rozier'', which is the central base of the Marionnaud team, in

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. Additionally, since 2001, Rozier has played an integral part in the show jumping training of

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. In July 2005, an FEI

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court suspended Rozier for three months from the show jumping sport after he was disqualified from the

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. The reason was that his horse, Dusty Star, tested positive for

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, an anti-inflammatory

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., Rozier was quoted by the Cavadeos magazine explaining that ''Dusty Star'' had indeed tested positive for

at the June 2005 games in Almeria. He hired an attorney to appeal the suspension, insisting that he was blameless and that there was no rational motive or evidence to the contrary. Moreover, he was convinced that the cause of the contamination had been accidental, either while Dusty Star was in transport or in the common stables at Almeria."Thierry Rozier fait appel," 30 March 2006, Cavedeos.com
/ref> In October 2003, with ten-year-old grey mare ''Aber Hallo Marionnaud'', he won the Grand Prize at the CSI*

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. In November 2003, he achieved 7th place at the CSI* Bois le Roi. In May 2005, he achieved an unprecedented no-fault victory in the CSI** ''Jump Bost'' at

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Medals

* Silver Medal, team, 2005 Mediterranean Games, Almeria

External links

Espace Marcel Rozier (official)Jumping Rozier (official)

References

1964 births Living people French show jumping riders French male equestrians {{France-equestrian-bio-stub Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in equestrian

Medals

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