Anky Van Grunsven

Quick Facts

Full Name	Anky Van Grunsven
Occupation	Equestrian
Date Of Birth	Jan 2, 1968(1968-01-02)
Age	56
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Capricorn

Anky Van Grunsven Biography

Anky Van Grunsven is one of the most popular and richest Equestrian who was born on January 2, 1968 in Netherlands. Dutch dressage champion who took home Gold medals for the dressage individual events at the 2004, 2000 in 2008 and 2004 Olympics.

She was awarded the first Olympic gold medal during her participation in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the same year that runner She won her first Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the same year runner Marion Jones won her first Olympic gold medal. won her first Olympic gold medal.

Van Grunsven holds the record for winning the most Olympic medals by an equestrian, with nine medals, and is the only person to have won any equestrian event in three successive Olympics. She is also the only person to compete at seven successive Olympics in dressage. She has competed in every Olympic Games between 1988 and 2012, winning a total of three gold medals, five silvers and one bronze. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, riding Prisco, she was eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the individual dressage, and was the lowest-scoring member of the fifth-place Dutch team, meaning her score was not used to determine the team’s standing. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, her performance improved, and riding Bonfire she took fourth individually and won her first silver medal in the team competition. At the 1996 Games, again riding Bonfire, she won double silver in the individual and team dressage competitions.

Van Grunsven has won the Dressage World Cup nine times, in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008. She took second in 1998 and third in

2009. The World Cup features freestyle dressage (also called Kur Grand Prix), and her record number of wins has won van Grunsven the nickname “Queen of the Kur”. She has also collected five gold medals, eight silver and two bronze at the European Dressage Championships. At the bi-annual European Championships, there is one team competition and three individual events: Individual Dressage, Kur Grand Prix and Special Grand Prix. Van Grunsven took first in the Individual Dressage portion in 1999 and 2005, and second in 1995 and 1997. In the Kur competition, she took first in 2007 and third in 2009. The Special Grand Prix has historically been her weakest event, only taking second in
2010. She has taken the greatest number of medals in the team competition, with the Dutch team taking first in 2007 and 2009; second in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2005; and third in 1991.

She has two kids with their husband Sjef Janssen.

Anky Van Grunsven Net Worth

Anky Van Grunsven is one of the richest Equestrian from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anky Van Grunsven 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was awarded her gold-medal for the first time at 1994’s World Championships.

She was named World Cup Dressage Champion eight times.

Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda “Anky” van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event. Along with her Olympic successes, she has won numerous medals at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), and is the only rider to have competed at every WEG since they began in 1990. Between 1990 and 2006, she competed at the Games in dressage, but in 2010 she was named as part of the Dutch reining team, marking a major change in discipline.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Anky Van Grunsven Dating?

According to our records, Anky Van Grunsven married to Sjef Janssen. As of December 1, 2023, Anky Van Grunsven’s is not dating anyone.

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At the 2002 World Equestrian Games, riding Krack C, she finished 11th individually and rode to 5th place with the Dutch team. Her best finish was at the 2006 Games, riding Salinero, where she won an individual gold and two silvers, one individually and one team. At the 2010 Games, after her top horse Salinero was injured and second-best horse Painted Black was sold, she competed as part of the Dutch reining team, marking a major change in discipline. Riding Whizashiningwalla BB, she was eliminated in the qualifying rounds. At the Games, she also performed a reining demonstration at the presentation of the team dressage medal and participated in an exhibition of freestyle reining. Van Grunsven began riding reining horses around 2000, but only became a serious competitor in the sport after the 2008 Olympics.

Facts & Trivia

Anky Ranked on the list of most popular Equestrian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Anky Van Grunsven celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.

Van Grunsven is married to Dutch national equestrian coach Sjef Janssen, with whom she has two children. She was pregnant with her first child, Yannick, when she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, and gave birth in November of that year. Van Grunsven and Janssen married in Las Vegas in late 2005, and in March 2007 had her second child, Ava Eden.

When was Anky van Grunsven born?

January 2, 1968 (age 54 years)

Who is Anky?

Anky became the World Champion Freestyle in The Hague in 1994. She won the World Cup Final nine times. The first time in Hollywood in 1995 where “Bonfire’s Symphony”, her freestyle music, played an important role.

How do you tame Anky?

When your Anky is knocked out feed it all the berries and narcotics and boom! It is really an easy but worth tame.

Where is Anky on the island?

Ankylosaurus can be found peacefully wandering around the Island. They will not attack unless provoked, and since they can deal a devastating blow with their tail club if angered, it is best for survivors to leave this beast alone. They have a very low movement speed on land but can move significantly faster in water.

What can pick up an Ankylo?

Since the recent update Argentavis are now able to pick up Ankylo and Doeds, making them extremely useful for early game farming.