Roger-Yves Bost

{{Short description|French equestrian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Roger-Yves Bost | image = Paris Eiffel Jumping 2018 - Roger-Yves Bost.jpg | image_size = 240px | caption = Bost in 2018, Paris Eiffel Jumping | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|10|21}} | birth_place = Boulogne-Billancourt, France<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417194635/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/roger-yves-bost-1.html Roger-Yves Bost]. sports-reference.com</ref> | residence = | death_date = | death_place = | height = 176 cm<ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/roger-yves-bosty-bost Roger-Yves Bost] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826100107/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/roger-yves-bosty-bost |date=26 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref> | weight = 80 kg | sport = Show jumping | club = Haras des Brulys Barbizon <ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=bost-roger-yves-1136062/index.html Roger-Yves Bost]. nbcolympics.com</ref> | coach = Philippe Guerdat (national)<ref name=nbc/> | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Equestrian }} {{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} center|80px {{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team jumping}} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalGold | 1990 Stockholm | Team jumping }} {{MedalSilver | 1994 Den Haag | Team jumping }} {{MedalSilver | 1998 Rome | Team jumping }} {{MedalCompetition | European Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2013 Herning | {{nowrap|Individual jumping}} }} {{MedalBronze | 1995 St. Gallen | Team jumping }} {{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}} {{MedalGold | 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon | Team jumping }} }} '''Roger-Yves Bost''' (born 21 October 1965) is a French show jumping rider.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.fei.org/bios/Person/10002670/Roger_Yves_BOST | title = Roger-Yves Bost | publisher = fei.org | accessdate = 17 August 2016}}</ref> He won a team gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games and finished fourth at the 1996 Olympics.<ref name=nbc/>

Bost started competing in horse riding aged eight following his father, Roger Sr., a former international equestrian. Bost's children Clementine and Nicolas are also competitive equestrians. In 2007 he received the Order of Agricultural Merit from the French government.<ref name=nbc/>

==International Championship Results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="11" align="center" | '''Results''' |- ! Year ! Event ! Horse ! Placing !Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 1983 || rowspan="2" | European Young Rider Championships || rowspan="2" |Jorphee du Prieur |{{Bronze03}} |Team |- |{{Gold01}} |Individual |- | rowspan="2" | 1985 || rowspan="2" |European Young Rider Championships | rowspan="2" |Jorphee du Prieur |{{Silver02}} |Team |- |{{Silver02}} |Individual |- |1989 |World Cup Final |Norton de Rhuys |35th | |- |1990 |World Cup Final |Norton de Rhuys |4th | |- | rowspan="2" | 1990 || rowspan="2" | World Equestrian Games || rowspan="2" |Norton de Rhuys |{{Gold01}} |Team |- |22nd |Individual |- |1991 |World Cup Final |Norton de Rhuys |{{Bronze03}} | |- | rowspan="2" | 1991 || rowspan="2" |European Championships | rowspan="2" | Norton de Rhuys ||4th |Team |- |18th |Individual |- |1992 |World Cup Final |President Papillon Rose |10th | |- |1993 |World Cup Final |Norton de Rhuys |27th | |- | rowspan="2" |1994 | rowspan="2" |World Equestrian Games | rowspan="2" |Souviens Toi |{{Silver02}} |Team |- |6th |Individual |- |1995 |World Cup Final |Souviens Toi |16th | |- | rowspan="2" |1995 | rowspan="2" |European Championships | rowspan="2" |Souviens Toi |{{Bronze03}} |Team |- |16th |Individual |- |1996 |World Cup Final |Souviens Toi |14th | |- | rowspan="2" |1996 | rowspan="2" |Olympic Games | rowspan="2" |Souviens Toi |4th |Team |- |41st |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |1998 | rowspan="2" |World Equestrian Games | rowspan="2" |Airborne Montecillo |{{Silver02}} |Team |- |28th |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2009 | rowspan="2" |European Championships | rowspan="2" |Ideal de la Loge |5th |Team |- |29th |Individual |- |2013 |World Cup Final |Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois |22nd | |- | rowspan="2" |2013 | rowspan="2" |European Championships | rowspan="2" |Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois |4th |Team |- |{{Gold01}} |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2016 | rowspan="2" |Olympic Games | rowspan="2" |Sydney Une Prince |{{Gold01}} |Team |- |16th |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2017 | rowspan="2" |European Championships | rowspan="2" |Sangria du Coty |7th |Team |- |26th |Individual |- |2018 |World Cup Final |Sangria du Coty |13th | |- | colspan="11" align="center" |<small> EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew </small> |}

== See also ==

* Pégase du Mûrier (Roger-Yves Bost's horse)

==References== {{Commons category|Roger-Yves Bost}} {{Reflist}}

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