Steve Guerdat

Steve Guerdat ( born June 10, 1982 in Lower Court, Canton Jura) is an internationally successful Swiss show jumper and Olympic champion.

In August 2013, is located on the seventh rank of the show jumping world rankings. In November 2012 Guerdat led for the first time in the world rankings.

Private

Steve Guerdat is the youngest son of the former show jumper and two-time Olympian Philippe Guerdat.

For the cavalry he still broke during the eleventh grade at the school.

Since 2007 Guerdat trains the Finnish Jenni Dahlman. After Dahlman and her husband parted Kimi Raikkonen, report Swiss tabloid media in February 2013 about a relationship between Dahlman and Guerdat .. However, this was denied by management Guerdats.

Career

By resulting from his father's profession daily contact with horses his interest in riding, he began at the age of seven years was.

His father also initiated the first equestrian station outside their own barn, a first one-month stay at Beat Mandli. As a result, he was promoted by his father and Beat Mandli riding sporty in terms of a tournament career. Between 1997 and 2002 he participated in two Junior and Young Riders three European Championships, where she won two bronze medals with the team.

In 2003 he moved to the trading stable of Jan Tops in the Netherlands and here was the successor of Rolf -Göran Bengtsson as heaters. During this time he celebrated his first big success in the age group of riders, so he was at the 2003 European Championships with Tepic sixth in the individual competition and won the team bronze. A year later, the first Olympic participation. Due in part to the fact that in the stable he had to give regularly tops result of sales of his horses back, he left the stable after three and a half years and moved to Belgium.

From this point, rode Steve Guerdat three months for the oil billionaire Oleksandr Onishchenko. Guerdats father was at that time national coach of the Ukrainian jumpers. As Guerdat, despite a seven-figure sum promised him, refused to accept the Ukrainian citizenship to ride for Onischenkos " together bought " Ukrainian national team parted ways.

"I 'm Swiss. Point. "

A few months had Steve Guerdat therefore no horses available, was there among others at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen only as a spectator. Yves G. Piaget, scion of the watchmaker Piaget and a family friend, Guerdat bought new horses. With the mare Jalisca Solier he won shortly after the first Swiss to the World Cup competitions in Geneva.

"On the horse, because I feel most alive. I love horses, without it, my life is meaningless. "

" It was love at first sight. As I sat on her back for the first time, I knew immediately: this is the horse of my life. We understand each other blind. At the slightest movement of the one responding to the other. We form a harmonious couple, although it is not easy to ride as outspoken fighter. She has an exceptional character and a strong will. For no amount of money I 'd give them. "

Through the mediation of the President of the Swiss Equestrian Federation, Urs Oberholzer, was a contact with the financier and polo player Urs Schwarzenbach. This turned Guerdat his installation, the Ruetihof in Herrliberg available. Here, Steve Guerdat made ​​independently in April 2007.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won in Hong Kong on Jalisca Solier together with Christina Liebherr, Pius Schwizer and Niklaus Schurtenberger the bronze medal in the team competition. Shortly thereafter, he became Swiss champion.

In December 2008 Guerdat allowed to operate on the back, which is why he has had a break. In 2009, he won the team gold medal at the European Championships in Windsor.

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London Guerdat took in individual jumping with Nino of Buissonnets for Switzerland the gold medal - the only rider with two zero-defect rides. He thus became the first Swiss single winning jumper since 1924, then Alphonse Gemuseus won at the Summer Olympic Games in 1924 also gold in the individual competition. The team reached with 16 penalty points in fourth.

Beginning in February 2013 Guerdat was kicked during a tournament in Bordeaux from a horse and injured his knee on the shin. Since he gave up a tournament break in favor of World Cup qualifying, the injury re- moved back problems.

As part of the CHI 2013 Geneva Jalisca Solier is retired from the sport in December. This means that the long-standing partnership between Steve Guerdat and patron Yves G. Piaget will end.

Horses ( excerpt)

  • Nino of Buissonnets (* 2001), brown Selle Français gelding, Sire: Kannan, mother father: Narcos, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach
  • Nasa (* 2001), Selle Français, mold, Mare, Sire: Cumano, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach, previously ridden by Niels Bruynseels since November 2011.
  • Carpalo (* 2001), brown Holsteiner gelding, Sire: Contender, mother father, Cicero, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach
  • Sidney VIII ( * 2002), brown Holsteiner mare, Sire: Carry, mother father: Qudam de Revel, Owner: Steve Guerdat
  • Jalisca Solier (* 1997) Selle Français, Brown, Mare, Sire: Alligator Fontaine, Owner: Yves G. Piaget, adopted in December 2013 at the Geneva CHI from the sport.
  • Ferrari VI (* 1999), Oldenburg, Red Fox, gelding, Sire: Furioso II, Owner: Yves G. Piaget, sold in autumn 2012 to Brazil
  • Tresor V ( * 1996), Belgian Warmblood, Dark Brown, Stallion, Father: Papillon Rouge, Owner: during sports career Yves G. Piaget, now Steve Guerdat; from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009 was safe with a total prize money of CHF 356 877 was the most successful horse in Swiss Beritt. Live now at stud in southern France.
  • Pialotta (* 1991), Westphalian, Brown, Mare, father, pilot, mother father: Akito xx, first presented by Lynne Little in sports, ridden to 2002 by Rolf- Göran Bengtsson, then (after sale ) by the end of 2004 by Tatiana Freytag ridden Loringhoven, then ( again in the stable of Jan Tops ) ridden by April 2005 by Steve Guerdat, riding from May 2005 by Edwina Alexander, adopted at the end of 2008 through the sport.
  • Tiyl (* 1996), Belgian Warmblood, Dark bay, Gelding, Father: Fantastique, mother father: Codex, ridden in 2006 by Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto, 2006 last used in international sport.
  • Olympic Z ( * 1996), KWPN, Bay, Gelding, Father: Concorde, Mother Father: Ridder

Awards

  • Rookie of the Year (2002/2003)
  • Swiss rider of the year (2009 and 2011 )

Achievements

Championships and World Cup

  • Olympic games 2004, Athens: 5th Olympic place with the team and 50th place in the individual
  • 2008 Hong Kong: with Jalisca Solier 3rd place with the team and ninth place in the individual
  • 2012, London: 4 with Nino of Buissonnets place with the team and first place in the individual
  • 2003 Donaueschingen with Tepic 3rd place with the team and sixth place in the individual
  • 2005 San Patrignano: with Pialotta 2nd place with the team and seventh place in the individual
  • 2009 Windsor: with Jalisca Solier 1st place with the team and 16th place in the individual
  • 2005 Las Vegas: 6th place with Pialotta
  • 2007 Las Vegas: 3rd place with safe
  • 2008 Gothenburg: 7th place with safe
  • 2009 Le Grand- Saconnex at Geneva: 9th place with safe
  • 2012, 's- Hertogenbosch: 2nd place with Nino of Buissonnets
  • 2013 Gothenburg: 2nd place with Nino of Buissonnets

Further success (selection)

  • 2005: 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Neuendorf (CSI 4 *) with Tijl, 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Lyon (CSI 4 *) with Jus des Fontaines, 2nd place in the Grand Prix of La Coruña (CSI 5 *) with Tijl
  • 2007: 1st place in the World Cup rankings from Vigo ( CSI -W) with Jalisca Solier, 3rd place in the German Masters (Stuttgart German Masters, CSI 5 * -W) with Kador du Valon, 2nd place in the Grand Prix of La Coruña (CSI 5 *) with Ferrari and with the Swiss team 3rd place in the Nations Cup of Dublin ( CSIO 5 *) with Jalisca Solier
  • 2008: 2nd place in the overall World Cup Bordeaux (CSI 4 * -W) with Jalisca Solier, 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Arezzo (CSI 5 *, GCT special stage ) with vault, 1st place in the Grand Prix of Lyon ( CSI 5 *) with vault, 2nd place in the World Cup rankings of Verona (CSI 4 * -W) with Jalisca Solier, 2nd place in the World Cup rankings from Stuttgart ( CSI 5 * -W) with Jalisca Solier as well as with the Swiss team 2. Place in the Nations of St. Gallen ( CSIO 5 *) with Jalisca Solier
  • 2009: 1st place in the Grand Prix of Rotterdam ( CSIO 5 *) with vault, 1st place in the Grand Prix of Ascona (CSI 3 *) with Jalisca Solier as well as with the Swiss team 1st place in the Nations Cup at La Baule ( CSIO 5 *) with Jalisca Solier and 3rd place in the Nations of St. Gallen ( CSIO 5 *) with Jalisca Solier
  • 2010: 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Basel (CSI 4 *) with Ferrari, second place in the World Cup rankings of Zurich (CSI 5 * -W) with vault, 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Neuendorf (CSI 2 *) with Urgent, 1st place in the Grand Prix Donaueschingen (CSI 3 *) with Jalisca Solier, 1st place in the Grand Prix of Salzburg (CSI 4 *) with Ferrari, winning the world top 10 final in Geneva (CSI 5 * -W) with Jalisca Solier
  • 2011: 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Pioltello (CSI 3 *) with Nino of Buissonnets, 1st place in the World Cup competition from Bratislava ( CSIO 3 * -W) with Ferrari, third place in the World Cup competition in Lyon (CSI 5 * -W ) with Nino of Buissonnets as well as with the Swiss team 2nd place in the Nations Cup of Lisbon ( CSIO 3 *) with Ferrari, 2nd place in the Vienna hall Derby ( CSI 4 * Vienna) with Sidney VIII, 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Stuttgart ( World Cup inspection, CSI 5 * -W) with Nino of Buissonnets, 2nd place in the Nations of St. Gallen ( CSIO 5 *) with Jalisca Solier and 1st place in the Nations Cup of Bratislava ( CSIO 3 * -W) with Nino of Buissonnets
  • 2012: 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Amsterdam (CSI 4 *) with Jalisca Solier, 1st place in the Grand Prix of Zurich (CSI 5 * -W) with Nasa, 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Bordeaux (CSI 5 * - W) with Nino of Buissonnets, 1st place in the Invitational Grand Prix of the Sunshine Tour (CSI 3 *) with Nino of Buissonnets, 2nd place in the Championship of Hamburg (CSI 5 *) with Carpalo, 1st place in the Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro (CSI 5 *) with Nino of Buissonnets, 3rd place in the Grand Prix of La Coruña (CSI 5 *) with Sidney VIII

(Updated: December 16, 2012)

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