Domien Michiels

{{short description|Belgian equestrian}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

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Domien Michiels (born 21 September 1983) is a Belgian dressage rider.{{Cite web |title=Domien MICHIELS |url=https://www.fei.org/athlete/10037042 |website=FEI.org |access-date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712193544/https://www.fei.org/athlete/10037042 |url-status=live}} Michiels started riding at a young age at the local manège Meerdaalhof in his birthplace Oud-Heverlee.{{Cite web |title=Marc Steeno, fokker van Michiels' Intermezzo: "Domien leerde bij ons paardrijden en reed nu met ons fokproduct in Parijs zijn beste proeven ooit" |url=https://equnews.be/article/olympics/marc-steeno-fokker-van-michiels-intermezzo-domien-leerde-bij-ons-paardrijden-en-reed-nu-met-ons-fokproduct-in-parijs-zijn-beste-proeven-ooit |website=equnews.be |date=4 August 2024 |language=nl |trans-title=Marc Steeno, breeder of Michiels' Intermezzo: "Domien learned to ride with us and now rode his best tests ever with our breeding product in Paris" |access-date=21 March 2025}} He made his debut on international level in 2016 in Mariakalnok, Hungary. In 2018 he competed for the first time on international Grand Prix level and represented Belgium at the Nations Cup in Geesteren, Netherlands in 2019 and Compiégne, France in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Domien Michiels: "De kwaliteit van onze dressuurpaarden is sterk vooruitgegaan" |url=https://www.horseman.org/nl-BE/news/domien-michiels-de-kwaliteit-van-onze-dressuurpaarden-sterk-vooruitgegaan |website=Horseman.org |date=26 May 2021 |language=nl |access-date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712193544/https://www.horseman.org/nl-BE/news/domien-michiels-de-kwaliteit-van-onze-dressuurpaarden-sterk-vooruitgegaan |url-status=live}}

Michiels represented Belgium at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.{{cite web |title=Belgian Olympic Dressage Team for 2021 Tokyo Games Named |url=https://www.eurodressage.com/2021/07/03/belgian-olympic-dressage-team-2021-tokyo-games-named |website=Eurodressage.com |date=3 July 2021 |access-date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711095238/https://www.eurodressage.com/2021/07/03/belgian-olympic-dressage-team-2021-tokyo-games-named |url-status=live}}