Didier Courrèges
{{Short description|French equestrian (born 1960)}}
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{{MedalSport|Equestrian}}
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{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|Team eventing}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2002 Jerez|Team eventing}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2001 Pau|Team eventing}}
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Didier Courrèges (born 15 June 1960 in Évreux, Eure) is a high-level horse rider.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/didier-courreges-1.html Didier Courrèges], Sports Reference LLC, accessed August 9, 2009. He is professor of equitation at the National School of Equitation in Saumur, France, and a member of its equestrian display team, the Cadre Noir.
He is a non-commissioned officer in the French Army and holds the rank of major. He was a member of the French team that won a gold medal in team eventing in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Évreux
Category:French male equestrians
Category:Olympic equestrians for France
Category:Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in equestrian
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for France
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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