Piet Raymakers

Olympic athlete

1956 –

27

Who is Piet Raymakers?

Petrus Josephus Raijmakers is a former equestrian from The Netherlands.

Raijmakers won the gold medal in the show jumping team event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He did so alongside Jos Lansink, Jan Tops and Bert Romp. In the individual jumping competition Raijmakers claimed the silver medal on Ratina Z, behind Germany's Ludger Beerbaum on Classic Touch.

In 2006 Raijmakers won team gold alongside Jeroen Dubbeldam, Gerco Schröder and Albert Zoer at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen.

At the World Cup-horse show "Indoor Brabant" in 's-Hertogenbosch he ended his sporting career. His sons Piet Raijmakers jr. and Joep Raijmakers are also active equestrians.

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Born
Sep 29, 1956
Asten, Netherlands
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Lived in
  • North Brabant

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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