Thibeau Spits
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show Jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thibeau Spits (born March 12, 2001) is a Belgian show jumping rider.
Career
Born into a family of horsemen and enthusiasts, he joined the Belgian team very early on, and represented Belgium in six FEI Jumping European Championships for Young Riders, Juniors and Children winning multiple medals.[1]
In 2025 he won his first international medal at the senior level winning the gold medal in the team jumping event at the FEI European Show Jumping Championships in A Coruña, Spain. [2]
In April 2026, he won his first 5 Star CSI5* Grand Prix, Le Grand Prix du Printemps des Sports équestres de Fontainebleau, France, on Impress-K van’t Kattenheye Z.[3] Riding the same horse in August he won silver medals in both the team and individual jumping events at the 2026 FEI World Championships.[4][5]
Personal Life
Spits hails from a family of horse enthousiasts. His father, Patrick, a former show jumper trains and trades jumping horses at Stal Ceulemans in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium, which is owned by the family of his mother Kristel Ceulemans.[6]
References
- ↑ "Double gold for Thibeau Spits and Classic Touch DH at the FEI Jumping European Championship for Young Riders, Junior and Children 2022 in Oliva Nova". 17 July 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Brilliant Belgians win team gold at the Longines FEI Jumping European Championship 2025". worldofshowjumping.com. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Thibeau Spits lance idéalement sa campagne pour les Mondiaux à Fontainebleau" [Thibeau Spits makes an ideal start to his World Championship campaign in Fontainebleau]. grandprix.info (in French). 26 April 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "FEI Jumping World Championship: Germany crowned Team World Champions again after 16 years". FEI. 22 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "FEI Jumping World Championship: Steve Guerdat, first ever Swiss World Champion". FEI. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Patrick Spits". FEI. Retrieved 22 August 2026.