In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Wettstein and the second or maternal family name is Wettstein.
Wettstein at the 2014 World Equestrian Games | |
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Nicolas Lionel Wettstein |
Full name | Nicolas Lionel Wettstein Wettstein |
Born | (1981-03-30) 30 March 1981 (age 43) Basel, Switzerland |
Nicolas Lionel Wettstein Wettstein (born 30 March 1981) is an Olympic eventing rider. Born in Switzerland, he competed for Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the individual competition, but failed to complete the cross-country phase. He then qualified to represent Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Riding Altier d'Aurois, he improved on his Rio performance, and eventually placed 41st.
Wettstein also participated at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at the 2015 Pan American Games. He finished 4th in the team eventing competition at the 2015 Pan Am Games held in Toronto, Canada.
Personal life
Wettstein was born in Switzerland, and is of French descent through his mother. He was married to an Ecuadorian for 10 years, and through her gained Ecuadorian citizenship.
International Championship Results
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Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
2002 | European Young Rider Championships | Cap du Tremblay | 9th | Team | ||||||
33rd | Individual | |||||||||
2009 | World Young Horse Championships | Onzieme Framoni | 40th | CCI** | ||||||
2014 | World Equestrian Games | Nadeville Merze | RET | Individual | ||||||
2015 | Pan American Games | Onzieme Framoni | 4th | Team | ||||||
13th | Individual | |||||||||
2016 | Olympic Games | Nadeville Merze | RET | Individual | ||||||
2018 | World Equestrian Games | Meyer's Happy | 67th | Individual | ||||||
2019 | Pan American Games | Onzieme Framoni | EL | Individual | ||||||
2021 | Olympic Games | Altier d'Aurois | 41st | Individual | ||||||
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |
References
- "Listado de Deportistas – Alto Rendimiento 2016".
- "Nicolas Wettstein".
- "Nicolas Wettstein". fei.org. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos". Hola News. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- "Meet the Equadorian rider who juggles a high-flying job with his eventing career". 16 September 2022.
2024 Ecuador Summer Olympics team | |
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Medalist is shown in bold and flagbearer in italics. |
- Living people
- 1981 births
- Sportspeople from Basel-Stadt
- Ecuadorian male equestrians
- Swiss male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic equestrians for Ecuador
- Equestrians at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador
- Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Ecuadorian people
- Ecuadorian people of French descent
- Swiss people of French descent
- Swiss emigrants to Ecuador
- Naturalized citizens of Ecuador
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen