Petrus Josephus ("Piet") Raijmakers (born September 29, 1956 in Asten, North Brabant

North Brabant

North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

) is a former equestrian

Equestrianism

Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...

 from The Netherlands.

Raijmakers won the gold medal in the show jumping

Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...

 team event at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

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 in Barcelona, Spain. He did so alongside Jos Lansink

Jos Lansink

Jozeph Johannes Gerardus Marinus Lansink is an equestrian from The Netherlands, but currently representing Belgium, who competes in the sport of show jumping....

, Jan Tops

Jan Tops

Johannes Augustinus Petrus Tops is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the team jumping event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain riding Top Gun. He did so alongside Piet Raijmakers, Jos Lansink and Bert Romp...

 and Bert Romp. In the individual jumping competition Raijmakers claimed the silver medal on Ratina Z, behind Germany's Ludger Beerbaum

Ludger Beerbaum

Ludger Beerbaum is an internationally successful German rider who competes in show jumping, and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasions....

 on Classic Touch.

In 2006 Raijmakers won team gold alongside 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:...

, 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 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 :...

 at the World Equestrian Games

World Equestrian Games

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 in Aachen

Aachen

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At the World Cup-horse show "Indoor Brabant" in 's-Hertogenbosch (March 2010) he ended his sporting career. His sons Piet Raijmakers jr. and Joep Raijmakers are also active equestrians.