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.
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.