Steve Guerdat

Steve Guerdat
Personal information
Full name	Steve Guerdat
Nationality	Switzerland
Discipline	Show jumping
Born	10 June 1982 Bassecourt, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Medal record Representing   Switzerland Equestrian Olympic Games 2012 London Individual jumping 2008 Beijing Team jumping European Championships 2009 Windsor Team jumping 2005 San Patrignano Team jumping 2003 Donaueschingen Team jumping

Steve Guerdat (born 10 June 1982 in Bassecourt, Canton of Jura) is a Swiss Olympic-level equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

He is the 2012 Olympic Champion in individual jumping.^[1] He also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.^[2]

In July 2012, Steve Guerdat was ranked third in the world.^[3]

Steve is a two time world champion winning in 2015 and 2016.

Career

Steve Guerdat began riding at the age of seven and was trained by his father, Philippe Guerdat, and by Beat Mändli.

Between 1997 and 2002 he was part of two junior and three young rider European championships and won two bronze medals with the team.

In 2003 he switched to the Netherlands and worked there for Jan Tops. He was selected for the jumping events at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he rode Olympic.

In 2006 he moved to Belgium and worked for three months for billionaire Oleksandr Onishchenko.

After that Yves Piaget bought him the mare Jalisca Solier, with which he won the World Cup in Geneva.

He was selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics where he rode Jalisca Solier and won the bronze medal in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.

In 2009 and 2011 he was named Swiss rider of the year.

In 2012, he competed in London with Nino de Buissonnets at his third Olympic Games. He was the only rider who jumped cleanly in the two final rounds of the competition and won the individual jumping gold medal.^[4][5] He was the first Swiss rider to win a gold medal in the jumping event since 1924 where Alphonse Gemuseus won in individual jumping.^[6]

He won back to back FEI World Cup Jumping competition s in 2015 and 2016, with the more recent competition taking place in Göteborg Sweden.

Personal life

Steve is the youngest son of Olympic show jumper Philippe Guerdat.

Since April 2007 Guerdat lives in Herrliberg.

Horses

Current

• Jalisca Solier (born 1997), Selle Français, Mare, Father: Alligator Fontaine, Mother's Father: Jalisco B, Owner: Yves G. Piaget
• Tresor V (born 1996), Belgian Warmblood, Stallion, Father: Papillon Rouge, Owner: Yves G. Piaget
• Ferrari VI (born 1999), Oldenburg horse, Gelding, Father: Furioso II, Owner: Yves G. Piaget
• Nino des Buissonnets (born 2001), Selle Français, Gelding, Father : Kannan, Mother's Father: Narcos, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach
• Nasa (born 2001), Selle Français, Mare, Father: Cumano, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach
• Carpalo (born 2001), Holsteiner horse, Gelding, Father: Contender, Mother's Father: Cicero, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach

Former

• Olympic Z (born 1996), Dutch Warmblood, Gelding, Father: Concorde, Mother's Father: Ridder
• Pialotta (born 1991), Mare, Father: Pilot, Mother's Father: Akitos xx
• Tiyl (born 1996), Belgian Warmblood, Gelding, Father: Fantastique, Mother's Father: Codex
• Urgent III (born 2001), Dutch Warmblood, Gelding, Father: Numero Uno, Mother's Father: Julio Mariner

Successes

• Olympic Games:
  • 2004: with Olympic - Rank 5 (Team) + Rank 50 (Individual)
  • 2008: with Jalisca Solier - Rank 3 (Team) + Rank 9. (Individual)
  • 2012: with Nino des Buissonnets - Rank 4 (Team) + Rank 1 (Individual)
• European Championships:
  • 2003, Donaueschingen: with Tepic - Rank 3 (Team) + Rank 6 (Individual)
  • 2005, San Patrignano: with Pialotta - Rank 2 (Team) + Rank 7 (Individual)
  • 2009, Windsor: with Jalisca Solier - Rank 1 (Team) + Rank 16 (Individual)
• World Cup Final:
  • 2005, Las Vegas: Rank 6 with Pialotta
  • 2007, Las Vegas: Rank 3 with Tresor
  • 2008, Göteborg: Rank 7 with Tresor
  • 2009, Le Grand-Saconnex (Geneva): Rank 9. with Tresor
  • 2012, ’s-Hertogenbosch: Rank 2 with Nino des Buissonnets
  • 2013, Gothenburg: Rank 2 with Nino des Buissonnets
  • 2015, Las Vegas: Rank 1 with Albführen's Paille

References

1. Naughton, Joe (2012-08-08). "Cian O'Connor wins Olympic bronze medal". Sports News Ireland. Retrieved 2012-08-09. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Associated Press (2008-12-22). "Norwegian stripped of Olympic equestrian bronze". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
3. FEI (2012-06-30). Individual jumping world rankings. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
4. The Times of India (2012-08-08). "Olympics: Guerdat wins individual show jumping gold". The Times of India. Retrieved 2012-08-08. External link in |publisher= (help)
5. Freeman, Margaret (AP) (2012-08-08). "Swiss Rider Wins Olympic Show Jumping Gold". ABC News. Retrieved 2012-08-09. External link in |publisher= (help)
6. Reeves, Nick (2012-08-08). "Swiss end 88-year wait for show jumping gold". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2012-08-09. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

• Official website