Gerco Schröder
Gerco Bernardus Schroeder ( born July 28, 1978 in Tubbergen ) is a Dutch show jumping and two-time silver medalist at the Olympic Summer Games in 2012.
In September 2012, he was in the show jumping world ranking of FEI ranked 13th
Private
Schröder was born as the youngest of three brothers, the son of a farmer. His older brothers Ben Schröder and Wim Schröder are also jumpers.
Career
Gerco Schröder initially wanted to succeed his father and become a farmer. With the riding he began at the age of seven years. At the request of his brother Wim, he took a pony and erritt with this first success in equestrian sports. As a result, even Gerco Schröder concerted on his athletes career. Early in his career, he worked as a heater in the training and sales barn, the brother Ben Schroeder built from the farm of his father.
His first major international success came Schröder when he was with Calypso 1996 European Championship for Young Riders in the individual standings. Two years later he succeeded with Geneve again, he also won here with the team the gold medal. During this time Gerco Schröder also changed the employer: On the recommendation of his brother Wim, he moved to the stable Euro Commerce, where he has since worked as a heater.
In the Summer Olympics 2004, he rode in a team with Wim Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert -Jan Bruggink in fourth place. Together with Jeroen Dubbeldam, Piet Raijmakers and Albert Zoer he won at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen team gold. A year later he won the Dutch team in the saddle of Berlin and gold at the European Championships in Mannheim.
At the Olympic Games in London in 2012 he won the silver medal in the saddle of London in both the individual as well as in the team competition.
After the Olympics, Schröder were initially several of his horses, as well as London withdrawn. This was due to financial problems of Euro Commerce, which were already known from the Olympic Games. After the games, then the horses were seized by the Dutch Rabobank, as there was € commerce in bankruptcy. Based on an agreement between the bank and corporate lawyer Schröder could ride two horses again at the Global Champions Tour tournament in Vienna, where he erritt a cash prize of 45,000 € with a third place in the main test with London.
As the horses are auctioned by Euro Commerce as a result of the bankruptcy in April 2014, there were no sports for Gerco Schröder Zukunkunft more at Euro Commerce. As a result, he leaves the company and is now focusing again on the run along with his brothers training and sales barn.
Horses ( excerpt)
- Euro Commerce London ( * 2002), chestnut stallion, father: Nabab de Reve, Mother Father: Chin Chin
- Euro Commerce Berlin (* 1994 breed name Caspar ), Holsteiner stallion, sire Cassini I, mother father: Caretino, retired from the sport
- Euro Commerce Callahan (* 2003), Dark brown Hanoverian stallion, father: Contendro, mother father: For Pleasure
Achievements
Championships and World Cup
- Olympic Games: 2004, Athens: 4th place with Monaco with the team and 46th in the individual standings
- 2008 Hong Kong: 4 with Monaco course with the team and 15th in the individual standings
- 2012, London: London with 2nd place with the team and 2nd place in the individual standings
- 2006 Aachen: with Berlin 1st place with the team and sixth place in the individual standings
- 2007 Mannheim: with Berlin 1st place with the team and 29th place in the individual standings
- 2011 Madrid: 4 with New Orleans Square with the team and fourth place in the individual standings
- 2006, Kuala Lumpur: 8th place with Milano
- 2011, Leipzig: 6th place with New Orleans