SCHOU Andreas

Denmark

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 2 Sep 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Place of birth: KOLDING

Birth Country:

Denmark

Place of residence : KOLDING

Residence Country:

Denmark

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Jumping Individual

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Qualifier	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2014	Normandy, FRA	19	12

European Championships

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2019	Rotterdam, NED	34	10
2017	Gothenburg, SWE	66	14

Legend
NS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer

Education:

Mathematics

Family:

Wife Jannike West, son William, daughter Celine

Languages spoken:

Danish, English

Club name:

Absolute Horses [Sommersted, DEN]

Coach:

Bo K. Moller [national]

Sporting relatives:

His younger brother Christian represented Denmark in equestrian jumping at the 2011 European Championships in Madrid, Spain. His wife Jannike West has represented Sweden in the sport, and competed at the 2001 European Young Riders Championships in Iserlohn, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Sep 2018; rideforbund.dk, 22 Aug 2013)

Start:

He began riding at age six. (globalchampionstour.com, 30 Sep 2013)

Reason:

His mother loved horses and it was natural for him to follow her example. (globalchampionstour.com, 30 Sep 2013)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2021 European Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany. (zibrasportequest.com, 18 May 2021)

Influence:

His younger brother Christian. (rideforbund.dk, 22 Aug 2013)

General Interest

General
STABLES
He and his brother Christian run Absolute Horses in Sommersted, Denmark. The siblings established the business in 2007, when they began coaching riders and training horses for competition and sale. The venue has also hosted the Danish national championships. (Facebook profile, 14 Dec 2020; absolutehorses.dk, 27 Nov 2020; globalchampionstour.com, 05 Jun 2014)

BUSINESS VENTURES
In 2016 he took a year off from competitive sports to start a new business. In March 2017 he and his brother Christian launched A-Equipt, a clothing and equine equipment company based in Sommersted, Denmark, and in 2021 they launched a new business called Absolute Horsetrucks. (zibrasportequest.com, 18 May 2021; Facebook page, 11 May 2021; aequipt.dk, 01 Jan 2018; thehorseridersjournal.com, 24 Mar 2017)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/andreas.schou.967
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/absolutehorses1
https://instagram.com/andreasschou1
Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/absolutehorses
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-schou-9a130194
Athlete Website: https://www.absolutehorses.dk
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eQMy30zfIzgjmi_BM9_Yw

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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