Sanne Thijssen
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
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Sanne Thijssen (born 9 November 1998) is a Dutch show jumper. She was a silver medalist in the team event at the 2022 FEI World Championships.
Early life[edit]
The daughter of Leon Thijssen, she grew up in Baarlo and started her international competition career at 15 years-of-age.[1]
Career[edit]
In 2021, she was second in a 1.50 ranking class event in Gorla on Con Quidam RB.[2]
She and Con Quidam RB won the individual competition at the May 2022 Global Champions Tour event in Madrid, Spain.[3] She was a silver medalist in the team event at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, riding Con Quidam RB in August 2022.[4]
In August 2023, she won the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Valkenswaard on Con Quidam RB, wining against eight out of world’s top 10 riders.[5][6]
In November 2023, she won an CSI4* event Maastricht on Carembar Blue.[7] In March 2024, she won Vejer de la Frontera in the 1.50m Longines Ranking class with the 18-year-old Con Quidam RB.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Her sister Mel Thijssen also competes as a show jumper.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "SANNE THIJSSEN". gcglobalchampions. 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Sanne Thijssen in form in Gorla minor". Nieuws.horse. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "DREAMS COME TRUE AS SANNE THIJSSEN INSPIRES NEXT GENERATION WITH SENSATIONAL WIN IN LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR GRAND PRIX OF MADRID". gcglobalchampions. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "No World Cup Finals for Sanne Thijssen: "Jumping like this for three days in a row is quite a challenge for Con Quidam..."". equnews.com. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (20 August 2023). "Thijssen delivers home gold at Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Valkenswaard". Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Callahan, Marina (20 August 2023). "Sanne Thijssen's Extraterrestrial Con Quidam RB". Horse Network. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Sanne Thijssen with Carembar Blue to win 1.45m. Maastricht". Horses.nl. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Sanne Thijssen and Con Quidam RB impress in 1.50m GP qualifier Vejer!". Equnews. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Sanne Thijssen wins from sister Mel Thijssen in 1.50m Sunshine Tour!". equnews. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.