Sanne Voets

Sanne Voets
Personal information
Full nameSanne Voets
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38)
Rosmalen, Netherlands
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympics 3 3 1
World Equestrian Games 4 2 0
European Championships 5 2 2
Total 12 7 3
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Equestrian
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual freestyle test grade III
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual championship test grade IV
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual freestyle test grade IV
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Individual championship test grade IV
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

Sanne Voets (born 17 September 1986) is a Dutch Paralympic equestrian.[1] She is gold medalled at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Voets became also World Champion and European Champion and several times National Dutch Champion. She is the most successful -para-equestrian rider for The Netherlands in History.[2]

Sanne Voets was the first rider who collaborated with a DJ to make a freestyle to music. On the music of DJ Armin van Buuren Voets won gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

  1. ^ "Sanne Voets" (in Dutch). TeamNL.org. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Sanne Voets". Horseandhound.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Spelen met twee keer goud geslaagd voor amazone Voets, Hosmar pakt weer zilver" (in Dutch). NOS. 30 August 2021.