Nathalie Bizet
Nathalie Bizet (born 2 October 1966 in Beauvais) is a French Para-Equestrian Dressage rider. She won a bronze medal. CareerIn 1982, at the age of 16, she began riding as an internship. Thereafter, she joined a club and began to ride regularly. In 1988, she bought her first horse. Three years later, in 1991, she competed on the international circuit, and won a silver medal in compulsory test, at the World Championship. At the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, she won a dressage team bronze medal.[1] She competed in Mixed Dressage Grade IV finishing seventh,[2] and in Mixed Kur Canter Grade IV finishing ninth.[3] The medal allowed her in 1997, to join the Athletes SNCF system as an administrative agent at Paris Rive Gauche.[4] At the 2000 Paralympic Games, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV,[5] and Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV.[6] At the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV,[7] and Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV.[8] At the 2008 Paralympic Games, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV,[9] and Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV.[10] At the 2012 Paralympic Games, she competed in Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV,[11] Dressage - Championship Grade IV,[12] and Dressage - Team.[13] In 2002, she finished eighth in the European championship, sixth and eighth respectively in compulsory dressage and free dressage. In 2005, she finished third in the European championship.[1] She also holds 26 French championship titles. Nathalie has won more than 500 prizes, including around 80 victories among able-bodied riders. References
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