Anton Ebben

{{Short description|Dutch equestrian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name= |image= Anton Ebben (1980).jpg | image_size = |caption= Anton Ebben in 1980 |birth_date=22 December 1930 |birth_place= Tilburg, the Netherlands |death_date=4 February 2011 (aged 80) |death_place='s-Graveland, the Netherlands | height = {{convert|1.67|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |sport=Horse riding |club= |alma_mater= | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|the {{NED}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Show Jumping World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1978 Aachen|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|European Show Jumping Championships}} {{MedalGold|1977 Vienna|Team}} {{MedalBronze|1977 Vienna|Individual}} }}

'''Antonius "Toon" Ebben''' (22 December 1930 – 4 February 2011) was a Dutch equestrian. After acting as a groom for Max and Ernest van Loon at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Ebben began competing himself, riding ''Kairouan'' in the 1950s–60s and later ''Jumbo Design'' (born 1969).<ref name=jumbo/> At the 1976 Summer Olympics he finished 25th and 12th in the individual and team mixed jumping events, respectively. The following year he won a bronze and a gold European medal in these events. In 1978 Ebeen earned a silver medal in the team jumping, on ''Jumbo Design'',<ref name=sr/> and was named a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.<ref name=r3/>

Ebben retired in 1986. He died in 2011 after a long illness.<ref name=r3/> Since 2012, a jumping competition known as the ''Anton Ebben Memorial'' has been held in Amsterdam.<ref name=r2/>

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104309/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/eb/toon-ebben-1.html Toon Ebben]. sport-reference.com</ref> <ref name=jumbo>[http://www.sporthorse-data.com/d?z=67FyWS&d=Jumbo+Design&x=0&y=0 Jumbo Design] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220170300/http://www.sporthorse-data.com/d?z=67FyWS&d=Jumbo+Design&x=0&y=0 |date=20 February 2014 }}. sporthorse-data.com</ref> <ref name=r2>[http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1021/Meer-sport/article/detail/3132621/2012/01/22/Epaillard-wint-Anton-Ebben-Memorial.dhtml Epaillard wint Anton Ebben Memorial]. ad.nl. 22 January 2012</ref> <ref name=r3>[http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2698/Sport/article/detail/1832556/2011/02/08/Oud-springruiter-Anton-Ebben-overleden.dhtml Oud-springruiter Anton Ebben overleden]. volkskrant.nl. 8 February 2011</ref> }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebben, Tony}} Category:1930 births Category:2011 deaths Category:Dutch male equestrians Category:Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Category:Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Category:Sportspeople from Tilburg Category:Equestrians from North Brabant Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen