Marc Houtzager is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 show jumper.

Houtzager competed in the 2002 Show Jumping World Cup

Show Jumping World Cup

The FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, is an annual international competition among the world’s best show jumping horses and riders. The series, created in 1978, today comprises 14 leagues on all continents. The best riders from 132 preliminary competitions qualify for the final. The FEI World Cup...

 circuit and won the meeting in Dublin. After that he kept on riding international tournaments, but never succeeded on World Cup level again. In 2008 he and his team mates became Dutch national champion in Mierlo

Mierlo

Mierlo is a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Until 2004, it was a separate municipality that covers an area of . It is now part of Geldrop-Mierlo. Mierlo is home to a few interesting buildings, for example the old Council house and the Windmill in the centre of...

. Houtzager himself won an additional silver medal at the event in the individual competition. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the Super League meeting in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 where they finished fourth. At the CHIO in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

 he became fifth in the individual competition. Later that year he finished fourth at the Grand Prix in Aachen

Aachen

Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...

 with his horse Opium.

Due to injuries of former Olympic champion Jeroen Dubbeldam

Jeroen Dubbeldam

Jeroen Dubbeldam is a Dutch show jumping champion.-Olympic Record:Dubbeldam competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping with the horse De Sjiem.-References:...

 and Albert Zoer

Albert Zoer

Albert Zoer is a Dutch champion of show jumping. He owns his own business, called Zoer B.V., for breeding and training stallions, a venture with which his father, Arent Zoer, helps him.,- Background :...

 he and Angelique Hoorn

Angelique Hoorn

Angelique Hoorn is a Dutch show jumper.As a newcomer Hoorn reached the fourth position at the 2000 Dutch National Show Jumping Championships, announcing her appearance for the upcoming years. Together with her horse Hascal she won the 2001 Championship in Papendal...

 were selected by coach Rob Ehrens to represent the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. Houtzager and Hoorn will compete in both the individual as well as the team competition in which they form a team with Gerco Schröder

Gerco Schröder

Gerco Bernardus Schröder is a Dutch show jumping equestrian.Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event alongside Wim Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert-Jan Bruggink...

 and Vincent Voorn

Vincent Voorn

Vincent Voorn is a Dutch show jumper. His father is Albert Voorn who also competed as an international show jumper....

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