Ludo Philippaerts (born 22 June 1963) is a Belgian show jumping rider. He is a native of Genk, Limburg, Belgium.
Career Philippaerts is a four-time Olympian. As an individual, he ranked 4th at both the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games. In Athens, the Belgian team, of which he was a part, ranked 6th.Official FEI biography for Ludo Philippaerts At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Philippaerts and his late champion horse, Darco, ranked 7th.Crebin, Tess, "Shock for Showjumping World: Ludo Philippaerts' Darco dies in Belgium," The Virtual Equestrian online, 7 April 2006
Philippaerts won the 2008 FEI World Cup final in Mechelen, 26–30 December 2008."Comeback victory for Ludo Philippaerts at Mechelen World Cup," 31 December 2008 At the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, he had an individual rank of 9 and a team rank of 7. He competed at the World Equestrian Games twice before, in 1998 and 1990.
He was the BP Cup Champion in Spruce Meadows in 2006"Belgium and Britain battle it out in the BP Cup," Hunter Jumper News, 9 September 2006 and the 2006 winner of the Global Champions Tour. In 2005, his fourth consecutive year of competition in the Show Jumping World Cup, Philippaerts ranked 9th. He ranked 15th at the 1989 European Championships in Rotterdam.Ludo Philippaerts and Darco
Family Philippaerts was born into an equestrian family. His brother, Johan Philippaerts, and his four sons are also showjumping riders.Biography for Nicolas and Olivier Philippaerts, from their father's official website
He and his wife Veronique have four children:Official biography for Ludo Philippaerts, Just World International website Nicola and Olivier (twins), b.1993 Thibault, b.2001 Anthony, b.2003
See also Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics CSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament European Show Jumping Championships
References
External links Official website