Steve Guerdat


Country
Birth date
Age
10/06/1982 - BASSECOURT (SUI) 
30
Height
Weight
Gender
182 cm / 6'0" 
68 kg / 150 lbs 
M
Sport
Horse
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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
3Jumping Team2008Beijing, CHN
5Jumping Team2004Athens, GRE
9Jumping Individual2008Beijing, CHN
52Jumping Individual2004Athens, GRE
World Equestrian Games
13Jumping Team2010Lexington, KY, USA
97Jumping Individual2010Lexington, KY, USA
World Cup Final
2Jumping Individual2012's-Hertogenbosch, NED
World Cup Northern Central European League
1Jumping Individual2011/2012Bratislava, SVK
World Cup Western European League
1Jumping Individual2009/2010Zurich, SUI
2Jumping Individual2011/2012Stuttgart, GER
2Jumping Individual2008/2009Geneva, SUI
2Jumping Individual2008/2009Stuttgart, GER
2Jumping Individual2008/2009Verona, ITA
3Jumping Individual2011/2012Lyon, FRA

Hobbies

Tennis. (FEI, 03 Dec 2007)

Occupation

Athlete

Language(s) spoken

French, German, English

Coach

Thomas Fuchs (FEI, 23 Aug 2010)

Other sports

His father also rode at an international level. (steveguerdat.com, 12 Apr 2012)

Debut

1994 for Switzerland (FEI, 31 Mar 2004)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He took his first riding lesson at the age of three and started to ride every day at the age of seven. (csivalkenswaard.com 2003; FEI, 31 Mar 2004)

Reason for taking up this sport
His father was an international rider and he followed him into the sport. (FEI, 03 Dec 2007)

Hero
Roger Federer. (FEI, 03 Dec 2007)

Most influential person in career
His father. (FEI, 03 Dec 2007)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Win, win and win." (FEI, 23 Aug 2010)

General
VICTORY DEDICATION
After claiming first place on Jalisca Solier at the 2006/07 World Cup Western European League meet in Geneva in December 2006, he dedicated the win to his father after the two had had a period of disagreement. "I have a lot of confidence in him now," he said. "When I had no one else to talk to he was there for me. I owe this victory to the people around me and especially to my father." (equestrian.co.uk, 12 Dec 2007)

UKRAINE EXPERIENCE
After taking a temporary riding post with the Ukraine team's billionaire benefactor Alexander Onyschenko in 2006, he refused to give up his Swiss nationality to ride for Ukraine. (equestrian.co.uk, 12 Dec 2007)



Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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