Stéphane Landois (born 3 June 1994) is a French equestrian who competes in Eventing.

Stéphane Landois
Personal information
Born (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 30)[1]
Nantes, France
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Haras du Pin Team eventing

Early life

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From Nantes, he has been based in Selles, Haute-Saône since 2018.[2]

Career

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He was a bronze medalist on Ride For Thais Chaman Dumontceau in the team event at the 2023 European Eventing Championships, where he also placed sixth in the individual event.[3] That year, he won the 4* Chatsworth event In Great Britain, his first individual victory in the Nations Cup, riding on Chaman. He was a silver medalist on Hermes Du Gevaudan in the six-year-old championships at the FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships Lion D’Angers 2023.[4][5][6]

He was selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Chaman Dumontceau, a horse originally ridden by his friend Thais Meheust who passed away following a riding accident in 2019.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Stéphane Landois". FEI.org. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Horse riding: Stéphane Landois, his talent and his own path, in the memory of Thaïs Meheust". Sudouest.fr. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Great Britain crowned as European Champion at Haras du Pin, Rosalind Canter wins individual". equnews. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ "BRITISH-BRED MARE LANDS SIX-YEAR-OLD TITLE AT LE LION D'ANGERS YOUNG HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS". Britisheventing.com. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Lion World Cup. "I took him here when he was 4 years old": Stéphane Landois told by his mother". Ouest-France. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ^ "French Forge Ahead at Challenging Chatsworth". Everythinghorseuk. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS (HORSE RIDING): THE TOUCHING STORY OF STÉPHANE LANDOIS, CLOSE TO COMPETING IN THE GAMES WITH HIS DECEASED FRIEND'S HORSE". rmcsport. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.