Karim Florent Laghouag (born 4 August 1975)[1][2] is a French Olympic equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing and finished 28th individually with the horse Entebbe.

Karim Laghouag
Karim Laghouag (2014)
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1975-08-04) 4 August 1975 (age 49)
Roubaix
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportEquestrianism
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team eventing
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team eventing
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Malmö Team eventing
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Blair Castle Team eventing

Laghouag participated at two World Equestrian Games (in 2006 and 2010) and at three European Eventing Championships (in 2009, 2013 and 2015). He won team bronze medals in 2013 and 2015. Meanwhile, his biggest individual achievement is 10th place from 2006 World Games held in Aachen, Germany

Personal life

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Laghouag is of Algerian descent through his father.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Karim Laghouag". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Karim Laghouag". fei.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Karim Florent Laghouag: quand les chevaux sont des fées". L'Express. May 23, 2017.