Gerco Schröder

{{short description|Dutch equestrian}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox equestrian

| name = Gerco Schröder

| image = Gerco Schröder mit California, CSI 5 Hamburg.JPG

| imagesize = 200px

| fullname = Gerco Bernardus Schröder

| nationality = {{NED}}

| discipline = Show jumping

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tubbergen, Overijssel

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 157

| horse = London

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }}

{{MedalSport | Equestrian}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

File:Olympic rings.svg

{{MedalSilver|2012 London | Individual jumping}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 London|Team jumping}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Aachen|Team jumping}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Normandy|Team jumping}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2007 Mannheim|Team jumping}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Aachen|Team jumping}}

{{MedalBronze|2005 San Patrignano|Team jumping}}

}}

File:Hessischen Ministerpräsidenten Gerco Schröder auf Seoul 2 mk.jpg

Gerco Bernardus Schröder (born 28 July 1978, in Tubbergen) is a Dutch show jumping equestrian. He currently ranks third on the FEI Rolex Ranking List.{{cite web|title=Rolex Ranking n°146|url=https://data.fei.org/Ranking/Search.aspx?rankingCode=S_WR|access-date=2 April 2013|date=28 February 2013}}

Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event alongside Wim Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert-Jan Bruggink. As an individual driving on his horse 'Monaco', Schröder was eliminated in the qualification round, ending up on the 48th position. He was 21st after the first qualification round, but 8 penalty points in his second round eliminated him. With the Dutch show jumping team he finished fourth with a total of 24 penalty points.

In 2006 Schröder won team gold alongside Jeroen Dubbeldam, Piet Raijmakers and Albert Zoer at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen.[http://www.aachen2006.de/aktuell/2006/0831WMSpringenMsch_e.htm World Equestrian Games Aachen 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070526220757/http://www.aachen2006.de/aktuell/2006/0831WMSpringenMsch_e.htm |date=26 May 2007 }}

In 2010 he won the Dutch national championship.[http://www.chmierlo.nl/uploads/bestand_18_c.xls?random=1272822367 Final result dutch national championship 2010]

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Schröder won the silver medal in the individual jumping competition after a jump-off for silver and bronze with Ireland's Cian O'Connor.Live Olympics coverage, NBC He was also part of the Dutch silver medal-winning team in the team jumping event.{{Cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/equestrian/jumping-team-x |title=London 2012 - Equestrianism - Team Jumping |access-date=19 October 2014 |website=olympic.org |publisher=IOC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016033010/http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/equestrian/jumping-team-x |archive-date=16 October 2014 }}

At the 2013 CHI Al Shaqab event in Doha, Qatar, Schröder and his horse London won the CSI 5* Grand Prix title.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/347374/schroder-clinches-first-chi-al-shaqab-csi-5*-gp-title|title = Schroder clinches first CHI al Shaqab CSI 5* GP title|date = 30 March 2013}}