Marlies van Baalen
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Marlies Anne van Baalen 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.
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...
Dressage
Dressage
Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
. She is Coby van Baalen
Coby van Baalen
Jacoba Maria Jozina van Baalen-Dorresteijn is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and Arjen Teeuwissen. In the Individuel Competition Van...
's daughter.
Van Baalen represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
where she finished in 43rd position in the individual rankings. With the Dutch dressage team in which she featured with Anky van Grunsven
Anky van Grunsven
Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...
, Sven Rothenberger
Sven Rothenberger
Sven Günther Rothenberger is an equestrian from Germany, who competed for The Netherlands after his marriage with Dutch equestrain Gonnelien Gordijn....
and Imke Bartels
Imke Bartels
Imke Anne Marian Schellekens-Bartels is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Her mother Tineke was also an equestrian in dressage....
she finished just outside the medal spots with the fourth place.