‘My first car was a Porsche!’ and 16 other things you may not know about Olympic showjumper Jerome Guery

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Jerome Guery riding Quel Homme De Hus in the Olympic team showjumping final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Jerome Guery riding Quel Homme De Hus in the Olympic team showjumping final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

Belgian showjumper Jerome Guery is currently ranked number 11 in the world and the 41-year-old was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the Tokyo Olympics riding the mighty stallion Quel Homme De Hus. But did you know his first car was a Porsche and that he produced Ben Maher’s 2016 Olympic ride Tic Tac? Here are some fast facts about Jerome Guery, one of the sport’s leading riders.

1. As well as showjumping at the top level, 41-year-old Jerome Guery and his wife Patricia run Ecurie Guery in Belgium, coaching riders, training and producing horses, and dealing.

Jennifer Donald
Jennifer Donald
Showjumping and racing editor

Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her role as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her around the world reporting from shows and interviewing riders, connections and those involved behind the scenes. Since joining H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on every subject across the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to stable management — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She also has first-hand experience of working in the equestrian industry as a riding instructor and yard manager.