van der VLEUTEN Maikel

Date of Birth: 10 Feb 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GELDROP

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : SOMEREN

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Jumping Team NED Netherlands	4
	Jumping Individual	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Qualifier	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Final	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Final Jump-Off	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Qualifier	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	20	7
2012	London, GBR	37	2

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2014	Normandy, FRA	16	1

European Championships

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2019	Rotterdam, NED	35	8

World Cup Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Jumping Individual	2017	Omaha, NE, USA

World Cup Western European League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Jumping Individual	2019/2020	A Corunya, ESP
1	Jumping Individual	2017/2018	Verona, ITA
2	Jumping Individual	2016/2017	Gothenburg, SWE
4	Jumping Individual	2018/2019	Lyon, FRA
5	Jumping Individual	2019/2020	Madrid, ESP
5	Jumping Individual	2016/2017	A Corunya, ESP
6	Jumping Individual	2019/2020	Amsterdam, NED
6	Jumping Individual	2019/2020	Leipzig, GER
8	Jumping Individual	2017/2018	A Corunya, ESP
8	Jumping Individual	2016/2017	Helsinki, FIN

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NS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Horse Trainer

Wife Rachelle, daughters Liza [2017] and Sophie [2021]

Languages spoken:

Springstal van der Vleuten [Someren, NED]

Rob Ehrens [national], NED

Sporting relatives:

His father Eric represented the Netherlands in equestrian jumping at the World Equestrian Games [WEG] in 1990, 1998, and 2010. His brother Eric Jr. has also competed in the sport at an elite level. (stalvandervleuten.nl, 22 Jan 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 04 Feb 2015)

He began riding at age six, which he combined with playing football until he decided to concentrate on horses at age 12. (globalchampionstour.com, 28 Apr 2017; Noelle Floyd Magazine YouTube channel, 30 Jul 2014; knhs.nl, 08 May 2011)

He inherited his love for the sport from his father Eric, who has also competed in equestrian at international level. "I enjoyed going to shows with my father and I often walked the courses with him. I also watched the other riders and learnt a lot at a young age. I didn't think about becoming a showjumper, but I was crazy about the sport. My father never forced me to ride. That's something that must come from within." (horsesinternational.com, 01 Oct 2015; knhs.nl, 08 May 2011)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ed.nl, 10 Mar 2020)

Winning silver in the team event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (knhs.nl, 02 Aug 2019)

German jumping riders Marcus Ehning and Daniel Deusser, Dutch jumping riders Gerco Schroder and Jeroen Dubbeldam. (Noelle Floyd Magazine YouTube channel, 30 Jul 2014)

His father, and coach Andre Heijligers. (maikelvandervleuten.nl, 12 May 2016, 03 Feb 2016)

Philosophy:

"Work hard, but have fun at the same time." (Noelle Floyd Magazine YouTube channel, 30 Jul 2014)

In 2014 he was named Sportsman of the Year in Brabant, Netherlands. (horses.nl, 13 Dec 2014)

He was named Rabo Talent of the Year in 2006 [as a junior] and in 2010 [as a senior] in the Netherlands. (Facebook page, 31 Jan 2016)

General Interest

General
STABLES
He is based at his family's Springstal Van der Vleuten in Someren, Netherlands. His father is primarily concerned with trade and Maikel focuses on his sporting career. "Dad and I live and work together, but we have two separate stables. His help is still critical for me, but at the same time, he has tried to get me to become independent as soon as possible." (tidningenridsport.se, 28 Jun 2020; horses.nl, 13 Jun 2019; 1limburg.nl, 30 Sep 2018; dehoefslag.nl, 28 Dec 2017; stalvandervleuten.nl, 22 Jan 2016; animoitalia.com, 25 Aug 2015)

OLYMPIC HORSE FAREWELL
His horse Verdi TN retired in 2020. The pair had competed together at the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016, winning a silver medal in the team event in 2012 in London. "Verdi is really a phenomenon for me. If you're able to work together for so long with a horse and make each other's career, then that is something very special. You can't achieve that easily with another horse." (horses.nl, 18 Mar 2020; ed.nl, 11 Mar 2020; ed.nl, 10 Mar 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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