Michel Vaillancourt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Michel Vaillancourt

equestrian

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1954

Place of Birth: Saint-FĂ©lix-de-Valois, Quebec, Canada

Profession: show jumper

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Michel Vaillancourt

  • Michel Vaillancourt (born July 26, 1954) is a Canadian show jumper who won an individual silver medal at the 1976 Olympics.
  • He tied for second place with Debbie Johnsey and François Mathy, but won the silver in a jump-off.
  • Vaillancourt finished in fifth place with the Canadian team.Vaillancourt started training in horse riding aged 12, encouraged by his father, an equestrian coach who died in a horse riding accident in 1971.
  • At his first international competition, Vaillancourt won a team bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.
  • He won a silver team medal at the next Games in 1979.
  • Vaillancourt missed the 1980 Olympics in Moscow that were boycotted by Canada, and competed at the Alternate Olympics, winning a team gold medal.
  • After retiring from competitions he worked as a course designer and coach, supervising the Canadian equestrian team at the 1994 and 1998 Olympics.
  • He was inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame in 2009.

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