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Jérôme GUERY

Jérôme GUERY, Belgian Jumping athlete.
Name Jérôme GUERY
FEI ID 10001740
Gender Male
Date of Birth 24/07/1980
Competing for Belgium - BEL
Registration Jumping 2025
Last update 30/07/2024
FEI Database





Jumping 70x70
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He was the only member of his family who was interested in the sport and began riding at age 10 in Dinant, Belgium. He got his first pony at age 12 and received his first horse two years later.
Why this sport? "My nanny was a rider. When I was eight, she babysat me every Wednesday. She took me with her to an equestrian centre. From that moment, I wanted to learn about this sport. But you had to be 10 years old to start. So I waited, and finally started on my 10th birthday, my first riding lesson was my birthday gift. With horses, a true relationship is created. They are incredibly perceptive animals and when I enter the stables, my horse knows it is me. That's what is so magnificent about this sport."
Club / Team Ecurie Guery: Sart-Dames-Avelines, BEL
General Interest
Hobbies Snowboarding. (horseandhound.co.uk, 22 Jan 2022)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning silver in individual jumping at the 2022 World Championships in Herning, Denmark. (Equi Book YouTube channel, 10 Jan 2023) He was one of two Belgian flag bearers at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Instagram, 30 July 2024)
Sporting philosophy / motto "It is essential to aim high and do all you can to reach your goals. I have confidence in life that if you are respectful and work hard, you can achieve your dreams." (lesoir.be, 10 May 2011)
Awards and honours He won the Performance of the Year award at the 2022 Equigala in Belgium. Along with Olivier Philippaerts, Gilles Thomas, Koen Vereecke, Gregory Wathelet, and Peter Weinberg, he also received the Team of the Year award. (Equestrian News BE Instagram profile, 29 Jan 2023; Facebook page, 18 Jan 2023; puissance.com, 18 Jan 2023) He was named the 2022 Team Belgium Fans' Male Athlete of the Year by the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee. (Team Belgium Facebook page, 21 Dec 2022) Along with Pieter Devos, Jos Verlooy, Gregory Wathelet, and Olivier Philippaerts, he received the 2019 Team of the Year award at the 2020 Equigala in Brussels, Belgium. (hln.be, 21 Jan 2020; sporza.be, 23 Aug 2019)
Famous relatives His wife Patricia and his son Mathieu have competed in equestrian jumping at an elite level. (cheval-in.com, 18 Oct 2021; ecurieguery.com, 03 Jun 2017; fei.org, 20 Mar 2016)
Ambitions To win an individual medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (chevalmag.com, 07 Dec 2021)
Other information STABLES He and his wife Patricia run Ecurie Guery in Sart-Dames-Avelines, Belgium. The pair coach riders, and train and trade horses for jumping. "I took a different path to a lot of others. Most riders ride for stables or owners but I always wanted 'my place'. I always try to own my horses, at least in part." (lecheval.fr, 18 Nov 2022; ecurieguery.com, 03 Oct 2022; horseandhound.co.uk, 22 Jan 2022; lecho.be, 05 Mar 2020)
Milestones He was part of the Belgian team that won the nation's first gold medal in jumping at the European championships, following their victory in the team event at the 2019 edition in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Nov 2020; sporza.be, 23 Aug 2019)
Further Personal Information
Family Wife Patricia, sons Mathieu and Clement
Residence Sart-Dames-Avelines, BEL
Occupation Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages English, French