Eric Wauters
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | ||
| Representing Belgium | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1976 Montreal | Team jumping | |
Eric Wauters (12 May 1951 – 21 October 1999) was a Belgian equestrian and Olympic medalist. He competed in show jumping at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and won a bronze medal with the Belgian team.[1] He also competed in the 1972 and 1996 Olympics.[2]
Personal life
He was born in Antwerp in 1951. Wauter's daughter Caroline married the German Olympic medalist Daniel Deusser.[2] They had a daughter together in 2015.[3]
Wauters died in his home in 1999 at the age of 48.[4] The cause of death was suicide.[4] There is an annual horse show named in memory of him.[5]
References
- ^ "Eric Wauters". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Daniel Deusser". Horse & Hound. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
Daniel Deusser...is married to Caroline, and his late father-in-law Eric Wauters represented Belgium in equestrian jumping at the Olympic Games in 1972, 1976, and 1996.
- ^ Young, Pamela (2015-04-28). "Daniel Deusser". Horse Sport. Vol. 48, no. 6. pp. 38–40. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ a b "Eric Wauters". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Jumping mechelen | Memorial Eric Wauters". Jumping Mechelen. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-05-17.