Patrick van der Meer
Patrick van der Meer (born 23 March 1971) is a Dutch Olympic dressage rider.[1] Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he finished 32nd in the individual competition.
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He also competed at the 2015 European Dressage Championships in Aachen where he won a gold medal in team dressage and finished 11th in the freestyle dressage competition. The Dutch national dressage coach Wim Ernes died on 1 November 2016 due to a brain tumor. Van der Meer, together with the other gold medal winners Edward Gal, Hans Peter Minderhoud and Diederik van Silfhout, carried his coffin during the funeral on 5 November 2016.[2]
References
- "Patrick van der Meer". fei.org. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- "Gouden EK-team gaat de kist van overleden Ernes dragen - Sportnieuws". 2 November 2016.
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