Pius Schwizer
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| Full name | Pius Schwizer | |||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Switzerland | |||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | |||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1962 Oensingen, Switzerland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Pius Schwizer (born 13 August 1962) is a Swiss Olympic-level equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.
He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.[1]
In 2012 he competed at his second Olympics.[2]
Horses[]
current:
- Jamaica VIII (born 1997), Selle Français, Mare, Father: Socrate de Chivre, Mother's Father: Kapoc, Owner: Pius Schwizer
- Ulysse (born 1997), Belgian Warmblood, Gelding, Father: Nonstop, Mother's Father: Jus de Pomme
- Nobless M (born 1998), Holsteiner horse, Mare, Father: Calido I, Mother's Father: Landgraf I, Owner: Pius Schwizer
- Carlina (born 2001), Holsteiner horse, Mare, Father: Carvallo, Mother's Father: Landgraf I
- Calidus van het Asbornveld (born 2002), Belgian Warmblood, Gelding, Father: Kannan, Mother's Father: Feinschnitt I
former show horses:
- Unique X CH (born 1996), Gelding, Father: Ulysse de Thurin, Mother's Father: Urymate de Sainte-Hermelle
- Koby du Vartellier (born 1998), Selle Français, Gelding, Father: Espoir Breceen, Mother's Father: Hidalgo de Riou
- Loving Dancer (born 1999), Holsteiner horse, Gelding, Father: La Zarras, Mother's Father: Calypso
Successes[]
- Olympic Games:
- 2008: with Nobless M - Rank 3 (Team) + Rank 28. (Individual)
- European Championships:
- 2007, Mannheim: with Nobless M - Rank 4 (Team) + Rank 22 (Individual)
- 2009, Windsor: with Ulysee - Rank 1 (Team) + Rank 35 (Individual)
- World Cup Final:
- 2012, 's-Hertogenbosch: Rank 3 with Ulysse and Carlina
References[]
- ^ "Norwegian stripped of Olympic equestrian bronze". USA Today. Associated Press. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Official website (in German)
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Categories:
- 1962 births
- Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic equestrians of Switzerland
- People from the canton of Solothurn
- Swiss show jumping riders
- Swiss male equestrians
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Horse trader
- Swiss equestrian biography stubs
- Swiss Olympic medalist stubs