Domien Michiels

Domien Michiels
Personal information
Born	21 September 1983 (age 41); Oud-Heverlee, Belgium
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Equestrian
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2020 Olympic Games

Domien Michiels (born 21 September 1983) is a Belgian dressage rider.^[1] Michiels started riding at a young age at the local riding school in his birthplace Oud-Heverlee. ^{[citation needed]} He made his debut on international level in 2016 in Mariakalnok, Hungary. In 2018 he competed for the first time on international Grand Prix level and represented Belgium at the Nations Cup in Geesteren, Netherlands in 2019 and Compiégne, France in 2021.^[2]

Michiels represented Belgium at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.^[3]

He is openly gay.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Domien MICHIELS". FEI.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Domien Michiels: "De kwaliteit van onze dressuurpaarden is sterk vooruitgegaan"". Horseman.org (in Dutch). 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Belgian Olympic Dressage Team for 2021 Tokyo Games Named". Eurodressage.com. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "At least 168 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, triple Rio number". Outsports.com. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

External links

Domien Michiels at Olympedia
Domien Michiels at Olympics.com
Domien Michiels at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)

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[FEI-1] "Domien MICHIELS". FEI.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[2] "Domien Michiels: "De kwaliteit van onze dressuurpaarden is sterk vooruitgegaan"". Horseman.org (in Dutch). 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[3] "Belgian Olympic Dressage Team for 2021 Tokyo Games Named". Eurodressage.com. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[4] "At least 168 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, triple Rio number". Outsports.com. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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