Roger-Yves Bost

Roger-Yves Bost
Bost in 2018, Paris Eiffel Jumping
Personal information
Born (1965-10-21) 21 October 1965 (age 59)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France[1]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportShow jumping
ClubHaras des Brulys Barbizon [3]
Coached byPhilippe Guerdat (national)[3]
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team jumping
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Stockholm Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 1994 Den Haag Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 1998 Rome Team jumping
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Herning Individual jumping
Bronze medal – third place 1995 St. Gallen Team jumping
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Team jumping

Roger-Yves Bost (born 21 October 1965) is a French show jumping rider.[4] He won a team gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games and finished fourth at the 1996 Olympics.[3]

Bost started competing in horse riding aged eight following his father, Roger Sr., a former international equestrian. Bost's children Clementine and Nicolas are also competitive equestrians. In 2007 he received the Order of Agricultural Merit from the French government.[3]

International Championship Results

Results
Year Event Horse Placing Notes
1983 European Young Rider Championships Jorphee du Prieur 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Individual
1985 European Young Rider Championships Jorphee du Prieur 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Individual
1989 World Cup Final Norton de Rhuys 35th
1990 World Cup Final Norton de Rhuys 4th
1990 World Equestrian Games Norton de Rhuys 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team
22nd Individual
1991 World Cup Final Norton de Rhuys 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1991 European Championships Norton de Rhuys 4th Team
18th Individual
1992 World Cup Final President Papillon Rose 10th
1993 World Cup Final Norton de Rhuys 27th
1994 World Equestrian Games Souviens Toi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team
6th Individual
1995 World Cup Final Souviens Toi 16th
1995 European Championships Souviens Toi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
16th Individual
1996 World Cup Final Souviens Toi 14th
1996 Olympic Games Souviens Toi 4th Team
41st Individual
1998 World Equestrian Games Airborne Montecillo 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team
28th Individual
2009 European Championships Ideal de la Loge 5th Team
29th Individual
2013 World Cup Final Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois 22nd
2013 European Championships Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois 4th Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Individual
2016 Olympic Games Sydney Une Prince 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team
16th Individual
2017 European Championships Sangria du Coty 7th Team
26th Individual
2018 World Cup Final Sangria du Coty 13th
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roger-Yves Bost.
  1. ^ Roger-Yves Bost. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Roger-Yves Bost Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b c d Roger-Yves Bost. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ "Roger-Yves Bost". fei.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.


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