 Marlies van Baalen riding Kigali (2007) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Marlies Anne van Baalen |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 30 August 1980 Den Bosch, Netherlands |
| Website | www.dressuurstalvanbaalen.nl |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Sport | Dressage |
| Coached by | Coby van Baalen, Nicole Werner |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Athens 2004, Tokyo 2020 |
Marlies Anne van Baalen (born 30 August 1980 in Den Bosch, North Brabant) is a Dutch Dressage equestrian. She is Coby van Baalen's daughter.
Van Baalen represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she finished in 43rd position in the individual rankings. With the Dutch dressage team, in which she featured with Anky van Grunsven, Sven Rothenberger and Imke Bartels, she finished just outside the medal spots with the fourth place.
She was the first reserve for the Dutch team during the European Championships in Rotterdam 2011. In 2021, she represented The Netherlands at the Olympic Games in Tokyo with her horse Go Legend, finishing 20th in both Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special.[1]
- ^ "Netherlands Olympic Team-Edward Gal/Total US, Hans Peter Minderhoud/Dream Boy, Marlies van Baalen/Go Legend". Dressage-News.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.