Anton Ebben
![]() Anton Ebben in 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 22 December 1930 Tilburg, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 February 2011 (aged 80) 's-Graveland, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Horse riding | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antonius "Toon" Ebben (22 December 1930 – 4 February 2011) was a Dutch equestrian. After acting as a groom for Max and Ernest van Loon at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Ebben began competing himself, riding Kairouan in the 1950s–60s and later Jumbo Design (born 1969).[1] At the 1976 Summer Olympics he finished 25th and 12th in the individual and team mixed jumping events, respectively. The following year he won a bronze and a gold European medal in these events. In 1978 Ebeen earned a silver medal in the team jumping, on Jumbo Design,[2] and was named a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[3]
Ebben retired in 1986. He died in 2011 after a long illness.[3] Since 2012, a jumping competition known as the Anton Ebben Memorial has been held in Amsterdam.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jumbo Design Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sporthorse-data.com
- ^ Toon Ebben. sport-reference.com
- ^ a b Oud-springruiter Anton Ebben overleden. volkskrant.nl. 8 February 2011
- ^ Epaillard wint Anton Ebben Memorial. ad.nl. 22 January 2012
- 1930 births
- 2011 deaths
- Dutch male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands
- Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Sportspeople from Tilburg
- Dutch equestrian biography stubs