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| Full name | Bert Vermeir | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1977-03-03) 3 March 1977 (age 47) Merchtem, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Dressage, Jumping | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Paralympic finals | 2000, 2004, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bert Vermeir (born 3 March 1977) is a Belgium Paralympic equestrian. He won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Biography
Vermeir was born in Merchtem and received a pony for his 4th birthday. However he was left paralysed in 1992 after an accident involving his pony, which led to several broken vertebrae. Vermeir's first international para-equestrian appearance was the World Cup Denmark in 1999. In 2000, he made his Paralympic debut in Sydney.
In 2004, Vermeir won Paralympic bronze in the Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade III riding Den Eik Heino.
External links
References
- "Bert Vermeir". Archived from the original on 27 September 2017.
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- 1977 births
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- Paralympic bronze medalists for Belgium
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