Anton Ebben
.jpg) Anton Ebben in 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
22 December 1930 Tilburg, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
4 February 2011 (aged 80) 's-Graveland, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Horse riding | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antonius "Toon" Ebben (22 December 1930 – 4 February 2011) was a Dutch equestrian. After acting as a groom for Max and Ernest van Loon at the 1952 Summer Olympics he started competing himself, riding Kairouan in the 1950s–60s and later Jumbo Design (born 1969).[1] At the 1976 Summer Olympics he finished 25th and 12th in the individual and team mixed jumping events, respectively. Next year he won a bronze and a gold European medal in these events. In 1978 Ebeen earned a silver medal in the team jumping, on Jumbo Design,[2] and was named a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[3]
Ebben retired in 1986. He died in 2011 after a long illness.[3] Since 2012, a jumping competition Anton Ebben Memorial is held in Amsterdam.[4]
References
- ↑ Jumbo Design. sporthorse-data.com
- ↑ Toon Ebben. sport-reference.com
- 1 2 Oud-springruiter Anton Ebben overleden. volkskrant.nl. 8 February 2011
- ↑ Epaillard wint Anton Ebben Memorial. ad.nl. 22 January 2012
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