Coby van Baalen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Coby van Baalen

equestrian

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1957

Place of Birth: Werkhoven, Utrecht, Netherlands

Profession: dressage rider

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jacoba ("Coby") Maria Jozina van Baalen-Dorresteijn (born 6 April 1957 in Werkhoven, Utrecht) 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 Individual Competition Van Baalen finished in fifth position.
Her daughter Marlies van Baalen is also an Olympic equestrian.
Van Baalen competed in the Olympics with a KWPN stallion called Ferro, also known as Olympic Ferro.