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Nathalie Bizet

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Nathalie Bizet
Personal information
Born (1966-10-02) 2 October 1966 (age 58)
Beauvais, France
Sport
Country France
SportEquestrianism
Medal record
Equestrianism
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Mixed team

Nathalie Bizet (born 2 October 1966 in Beauvais) is a French Para-Equestrian Dressage rider. She won a bronze medal.

Career

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In 1982, at the age of 16, she began riding as an internship. Thereafter, she joined a club and began to ride regularly.

In 1988, she bought her first horse. Three years later, in 1991, she competed on the international circuit, and won a silver medal in compulsory test, at the World Championship.

At the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, she won a dressage team bronze medal.[1] She competed in Mixed Dressage Grade IV finishing seventh,[2] and in Mixed Kur Canter Grade IV finishing ninth.[3] The medal allowed her in 1997, to join the Athletes SNCF system as an administrative agent at Paris Rive Gauche.[4]

At the 2000 Paralympic Games, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV,[5] and Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV.[6]

At the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV,[7] and Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV.[8]

At the 2008 Paralympic Games, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV,[9] and Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV.[10]

At the 2012 Paralympic Games, she competed in Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV,[11] Dressage - Championship Grade IV,[12] and Dressage - Team.[13]

In 2002, she finished eighth in the European championship, sixth and eighth respectively in compulsory dressage and free dressage.

In 2005, she finished third in the European championship.[1]

She also holds 26 French championship titles.

Nathalie has won more than 500 prizes, including around 80 victories among able-bodied riders.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nathalie BIZET". Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ^ "Atlanta 1996 - equestrian - mixed-dressage-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ^ "Atlanta 1996 - equestrian - mixed-kur-canter-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. ^ "Nathalie BIZET". fei.org.
  5. ^ "Sydney 2000 - equestrian - mixed-dressage-championship-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ^ "Sydney 2000 - equestrian - mixed-dressage-freestyle-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. ^ "Athens 2004 - equestrian - mixed-dressage-championship-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  8. ^ "Athens 2004 - equestrian - mixed-dressage-freestyle-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  9. ^ "Beijing 2008 - equestrian - mixed-dressage-freestyle-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  10. ^ "Beijing 2008 - equestrian - mixed-dressage-championship-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  11. ^ "London 2012 - equestrian - dressage-freestyle-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  12. ^ "London 2012 - equestrian - dressage-championship-grade-iv". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  13. ^ "London 2012 - equestrian - dressage-team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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