Emmanuel de Blommaert explained

Birth Date:15 October 1875
Birth Place:Blicquy, Hainaut, Belgium
Death Date:12 April 1944 (aged 68)
Death Place:Mazy, Namur, Belgium
Sport:Horse riding
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Emmanuel de Blommaert de Soye (15 October 1875 – 12 April 1944) was a Belgian horse rider who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1912 he won the bronze medal in the individual jumping competition, riding Clomore, and finished sixths with the Belgian team in the team jumping event. In the individual dressage competition he was 21st. In the individual eventing contest he was disqualified in the cross country ride, and the Belgian team was unplaced in the team eventing competition, when none of their riders were able to finish.[2]

Eight years later he and his horse Grizzly finished eleventh in the individual dressage event.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmanuel de Blommaert . Olympedia . 11 May 2021.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062211/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/emmanuel-de-blommaert-de-soye-1.html Emmanuel de Blommaert de Soye