Yessin Rahmouni Explained

Yessin Rahmouni
Birth Name:Yessin Rahmouni
Birth Date:2 October 1984
Birth Place:Haarlem, Netherlands[1]
Sport:Equestrian
Coach:Anky van Grunsven
Worlds:Caen 2014
Herning 2022
Olympics:2012 Olympic Games
2020 Olympic Games
2024 Olympic Games

Yessin Rahmouni (also spelled Yassine,[2] [3] born 2 October 1984 in Haarlem, the Netherlands) is an Olympic dressage rider.[4] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco internationally. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished 49th in the individual competition, making him the first dressage rider at the Olympics from the African continent. He also represented Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing 44th in the individual competition.[5]

He competed twice at the World Championships, including the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy where he finished 81st. He competed with Floresco, the former horse of Patrik Kittel, also the horse he competed at his first Olympics in London. In 2022 he competed at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning with his horse All At Once, which he competed at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics.[6]

Riding accident

In March 2024, Rahmouni had a serious accident. He fell from a young horse during training and broke his neck with three fractured vertebrae.[7] As a result, Rahmouni had to recover for months and it was uncertain whether he would be able to get back on a horse. Because his rehabilitation went well, Rahmouni was able to resume his training a month before the Olympic Games and made it to his third Olympic Games. He finished 42nd at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in the individual Grand Prix with a result of 68.696% on his horse All At Once. This result was his highest result at the Olympic Games so far, and so for Morocco. At the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics he was also flag bearer.[8] [6]

Dressage results

Olympic Games

EventRankScoreHorse
London 201249th64.453%Floresco NRW
Tokyo 202044th66.599%All At Once
Paris 202442nd68.696%All At Once

World Championships

EventRankScoreHorse
2014 Normandy81st64.986%Floresco NRW
2022 Herning78th65.326All At Once

World Cup Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RAHMOUNI Yessin.
  2. Web site: Yassine RAHMOUNI . cnom.org.ma . 2 October 1984 . fr . . 15 August 2022.
  3. News: Floresco et Rahmouni s'illustrent . . 7 May 2014 . 15 August 2022 . "Yassine Rahmouni".
  4. Web site: Yessin Rahmouni . fei.org . . 29 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Pieters . Savannah . 2021-06-07 . Yessin Rahmouni heeft ticket Olympische Spelen op zak . 2021-06-20 . Horses.nl . nl.
  6. Web site: 2024-08-01 . ‘I was in bed for two months this spring’: rider’s incredible comeback to compete at the Olympics . . en. Pippa. Roome.
  7. Web site: 2024-03-16 . Yessin Rahmouni Injured in Riding Accident . 2024-08-18 . Eurodressage.com . en.
  8. Web site: 2024-07-31 . Dressuurruiter Rahmouni na gebroken nek toch nog op de Spelen . . nl.