Bert Vermeir Explained

Bert Vermeir
Fullname:Bert Vermeir
Birth Date:3 March 1977
Birth Place:Merchtem, Belgium
Sport:Equestrian
Event:Dressage, Jumping
Paralympics:2000, 2004, 2008

Bert Vermeir (born 3 March 1977[1]) is a Belgium Paralympic equestrian. He won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

Biography

Vermeir was born in Merchtem and received a pony for his 4th birthday. However he was left paralysed in 1992 after an accident involving his pony, which led to several broken vertebrae. Vermeir's first international para-equestrian appearance was the World Cup Denmark in 1999. In 2000, he made his Paralympic debut in Sydney.

In 2004, Vermeir won Paralympic bronze in the Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade III riding Den Eik Heino.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bert Vermeir . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000310/http://www.paralympic.be/nl/atleet/bert-vermeir . 2017-09-27.