Sanne Voets

Sanne Voets (born 17 September 1986) is a Dutch Paralympic equestrian.[1] She is gold medalled at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Voets became also World Champion and European Champion and several times National Dutch Champion. She is the most successful -para-equestrian rider for The Netherlands in History.[2]

Sanne Voets
Personal information
Full nameSanne Voets
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986
Rosmalen, Netherlands
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympics 3 1 1
World Equestrian Games 4 2 0
European Championships 5 2 2
Total 12 5 3
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Equestrian
2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual freestyle test grade III
2020 Tokyo Individual championship test grade IV
2020 Tokyo Individual freestyle test grade IV
2020 Tokyo Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

Sanne Voets was the first rider who collaborated with a DJ to make a freestyle to music. On the music of DJ Armin van Buuren Voets won gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

Para-Dressage results

Paralympic Games
Event Team Individual Freestyle Horse
London 2012 4th 5th 4th Vedet PB
Rio de Janeiro 2016 4th Demantur
Tokyo 2020 Demantur

World Championships
Event Team Individual Freestyle Horse
2014 Normandy Vedet PB
2018 Tryon Demantur
2022 Herning Demantur

European Championships
Event Team Individual Freestyle Horse
2011 Moorsele 4th 6th Vedet PB
2013 Herning Vedet PB
2015 Deauville 4th 4th Vedet PB
2017 Gothenburg Demantur
2019 Rotterdam Demantur

References
  1. "Sanne Voets" (in Dutch). TeamNL.org. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. "Sanne Voets". Horseandhound.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "Spelen met twee keer goud geslaagd voor amazone Voets, Hosmar pakt weer zilver" (in Dutch). NOS. 30 August 2021.


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