Astier Nicolas (born 19 January 1989) is a French equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing and the silver in the individual eventing.
Biography Astier Nicolas started horse riding at the age of 7, under the guidance of his mother. Three years later, he started the Pony competitions, becoming a member of the France team pony competition, at the age of 15. He won several awards with Java Bleu La Bree. The awards continued in the junior category and then Young riders, in 2009 he became vice-champion of eventing young riders of Europe.
Astier's first senior championships were 2013 European Eventing Championships. At the competition held in Malmö, Sweden, Astier won a team bronze and placed 24th in the individual portion. In 2015, Astier took victory in the prestigious Les Etoiles de Pau 4* event.
CCI 5* results Results Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide 2011 18th (Jhakti du Janlie) 21st (Jhakti du Janlie)20126th (Jhakti du Janlie) 2013 9th (Piaf de B'Neville) EL (Quickly du Buguet) 2014 Did not participate 2015 (Piaf de B'Neville)EL (Quickly du Buguet) 2016 14th (Quickly du Buguet) 17th (Molakai) 2017 15th (Piaf de B'Neville) EL (Molakai) 6th (Molakai)2018Did not participate EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew
International championship results Results Year Event Horse PlacingNotes 2005 European Pony Championships Java Bleue La Bree7thTeam6thIndividual 2006 European Junior ChampionshipsJhakti du JanlineTeam8thIndividual 2007 European Junior Championships Jhakti du JanlineTeam5thIndividual 2008 European Young Rider Championships Jhakti du Janline Team10thIndividual2009European Young Rider ChampionshipsJhakti du Janline5thTeamIndividual2010European Young Rider ChampionshipsJhakti du Janline12thTeamELIndividual2011World Young Horse ChampionshipsQuickly du Buguet17thCCI**2013World Young Horse ChampionshipsSpes Addit'or6thCCI**2013European ChampionshipsPiaf de B'NevilleTeam24thIndividual2016World Young Horse ChampionshipsVinci de la Vigne5thCCI**2016Olympic GamesPiaf de B'NevilleTeamIndividual2017World Young Horse ChampionshipsAlertamalib'orCCI**2018World Equestrian GamesVinci de la Vigne7thIndividual2019World Young Horse ChampionshipsLumberton9thCCI*** EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew
Notable horses
Java Bleue La Bree - 1997 Chestnut Pony Mare (La Bree Eros x Trefaes Bach) 2005 European Pony Championships - Team Seventh Place, Individual Sixth Place Jhakti du Janlie - 1997 Bay Selle Francais Gelding (Bhakti de Beaupre x Question Mark) 2006 European Junior Championships - Team Bronze Medal, Individual Eighth Place 2007 European Junior Championships - Team Bronze Medal, Individual Fifth Place 2008 European Young Rider Championships - Team Sixth Place, Individual Tenth Place 2009 European Young Rider Championships - Team Fifth Place, Individual Silver Medal Piaf de B'Neville - 2003 Bay Selle Francais Gelding (Caprice D'Elle II x Reve D'Elle) 2013 European Championships - Team Bronze Medal, Individual 24th Place 2015 Pau CCI**** Winner 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal Vinci de la Vinge - 2009 Bay Selle Francais Gelding (Esterel Des Bois SF x Duc du Hutrel) 2016 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - Fifth Place 2018 World Equestrian Games - Seventh Place Individual Alertamalib'or - 2010 Bay Anglo-Arabian Gelding (Yarlands Summer Song x Prince Ig'or) 2017 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - Gold Medal
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