Steve Guerdat

Steve Guerdat
Guerdat in 2012
Personal information
Full nameSteve Guerdat
Nationality Switzerland
DisciplineShow jumping
Born (1982-06-10) 10 June 1982 (age 44)
Bassecourt, Switzerland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonIndividual jumping
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisIndividual Jumping
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam jumping
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 AachenIndividual jumping
Bronze medal – third place2018 TryonIndividual jumping
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MilanIndividual jumping
Gold medal – first place2009 WindsorTeam jumping
Gold medal – first place2021 RiesenbeckTeam jumping
Silver medal – second place2005 San PatrignanoTeam jumping
Bronze medal – third place2003 DonaueschingenTeam jumping
Bronze medal – third place2017 GothenburgTeam jumping
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2015 Las VegasIndividual jumping
Gold medal – first place2016 GothenburgIndividual jumping
Gold medal – first place2019 GothenburgIndividual jumping
Silver medal – second place2012 Den BoschIndividual jumping
Silver medal – second place2013 GothenburgIndividual jumping
Bronze medal – third place2007 Las VegasIndividual jumping

Steve Guerdat (born 10 June 1982) is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

He is the 2012 Olympic Champion, and the 2024 vice Olympic Champion in individual jumping. He also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping.

He has also won the 2026 World Equestrian Games, the 2023 European Championships, and the 2015, 2016, and 2019 World Cup in individual jumping.

He is the only show jumping athlete to have ever won individual gold at the Olympic Games, the World Equestrian Games, the European Championships, and the World Cup.

Career

Guerdat began riding at the age of seven. He was trained by his father, Philippe Guerdat, and by Beat Mändli. Between 1997 and 2002 he was part of two junior and three young rider European championships and won two bronze medals with the team. In 2003 he switched to the Netherlands and worked there for Jan Tops. He was selected for the jumping events at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he rode "Olympic". In 2006 he moved to Belgium and worked for three months for billionaire Oleksandr Onishchenko. After that Yves Piaget bought him the mare Jalisca Solier, with which he won the World Cup in Geneva. He was selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics where he rode Jalisca Solier and won the bronze medal in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen. In 2009 and 2011 he was named "Swiss rider of the year".

In 2012, Steve reached for the first time to top place of the world rankings. That same year he competed in London with the French Selle-Francais Nino de Buissonnets at his third Olympic Games. He was the only rider who jumped cleanly in the two final rounds of the competition and won the individual jumping gold medal. He was the first Swiss rider to win a gold medal in the jumping event since 1924 where Alphonse Gemuseus won in individual jumping.

Personal life

Guerdat is the youngest son of Olympic show jumper Philippe Guerdat.[citation needed]

From April 2007 till 2017 Guerdat has lived in Herrliberg in the stables of Urs Schwarzenbach. Since 2017 he lives in his owns stables near Zürich in Elgg. The stables were in the past propriety of the Swiss rider Paul Weier.

In the summer 2019, French equestrian Fanny Skalli announced on her Instagram account that she was engaged with Steve Guerdat. The couple married in the early of 2021 and on 4 April 2021, their daughter Ella was born.

Notable horses

Current

Former

Sponsors

International championship results

Results
Year Event Horse Placing Notes
1997European Junior ChampionshipsCayetano 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
12th Individual
1999European Junior ChampionshipsMecano 6th Team
4th Individual
2000European Young Rider Championships Mecano4th Team
13th Individual
2001 European Young Rider Championships Enzzo 7th Team
5th Individual
2002 European Young Rider Championships Lord Farei 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
34th Individual
2003 European Championships Tepic La Silla 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
6th Individual
2004 Olympic Games Olympic 5th Team
50th Individual
2005 World Cup Final Pialotta 6th
2005 European Championships Pialotta 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team
7th Individual
2007 World Cup Final Tresor 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2008 World Cup Final Tresor 7th
2008 Olympic Games Jalisca Solier 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
9th Individual
2009 World Cup Final Tresor 8th
2009 European Championships Jalisca Solier 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team
16th Individual
2010 World Cup Final Tresor / Jalisca Solier 15th
2010 World Equestrian Games Tresor 13th Team
96th Individual
2011 European Championships Jalisca Solier 6th Team
29th Individual
2012 World Cup Final Nino des Buissonnets 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012 Olympic Games Nino des Buissonnets 4th Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Individual
2013 World Cup Final Nino des Buissonnets 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013 European Championships Nino des Buissonnets 5th Team
8th Individual
2014 World Cup Final Nino des Buissonnets 5th
2014 World Equestrian Games Nino des Buissonnets 11th Team
11th Individual
2015 World Cup Final Paille 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 World Cup Final Corbinian 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Olympic Games Nino des Buissonnets 6th Team
4th Individual
2017 World Cup Final Bianca 8th
2017 European Championships Bianca 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
15th Individual
2018 World Cup Final Bianca 10th
2018 World Equestrian Games Bianca 4th Team
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Individual
2019 World Cup Final Alamo 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 European Championships Bianca 6th Team
12th Individual
2021 Olympic Games Venard de Cerisy 5th Team
31st Individual
2021 European Championships Albfuehren's Maddox 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team
11th Individual
2022 World Cup Final Victorio Des Frotards 11th
2022 World Equestrian Games Venard de Cerisy 8th Team
40th Individual
2023 European Championships Dynamix de Belhème 6th Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Individual
2024 World Cup Final Is-Minka 9th
2024 Olympic Games Dynamix de Belhème 12th Team
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Individual
2025 European Championships Albfuehren's Iashin Sitte 5th Team
12th Individual
2026 World Cup Final Albfuehren's Iashin Sitte 5th
2026 World Equestrian Games Dynamix de Belhème 6th Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Individual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ Naughton, Joe (8 August 2012). "Cian O'Connor wins Olympic bronze medal". Sports News Ireland. Retrieved 9 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Norwegian stripped of Olympic equestrian bronze". USA Today. Associated Press. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Guerdat, www steveguerdat com, Steve. "Portrait - Steve Guerdat, swiss rider in jumping - Official website". www.steveguerdat.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ The Times of India (8 August 2012). "Olympics: Guerdat wins individual show jumping gold". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Swiss Rider Wins Olympic Show Jumping Gold". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Reeves, Nick (8 August 2012). "Swiss end 88-year wait for show jumping gold". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Guerdat, Steve. "Portrait - Steve Guerdat, cavalier Suisse de saut d'obstacles - Site officiel". www.steveguerdat.com (in Swiss French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "fannyskalli on Instagram publication from the 28 of July 2019". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mes chevaux de concours - Steve Guerdat, cavalier Suisse de saut d'obstacles - Site officiel". www.steveguerdat.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Horses". Steve Guerdat. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "En souvenir de - Steve Guerdat, cavalier Suisse de saut d'obstacles - Site officiel". www.steveguerdat.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Horses". Steve Guerdat. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Horses". Steve Guerdat. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "FEI". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Horses". Steve Guerdat. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  16. 1 2 3 "Sponsors". Steve Guerdat. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Sponsors". Steve Guerdat. Retrieved 8 September 2022.