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Kevin Van Ham
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
DisciplinePara-dressage
Born22 July 1989 (1989-07-22) (age 35)
Horse(s)Eros Van Ons Heem
Medal record
Para-equestrian
Representing  Belgium

Kevin Van Ham (born 22 July 1989) is a Belgian paralympic equestrian competing in Test Grade V.

Early life

Van Ham was born with a piece of his left forearm missing. He has been riding horses since he was 12.

Career

Van Ham started out in the able-bodied Dressage circuit and switched to para-dressage in 2017.

Van Ham participated in his first international para-competition in 2018 and a year later he recorded his first scores above 70% at the CPEDI (Concours Para Équestre de Dressage International) competitions in Uberhernn (Germany) and Stadl-Paura (Austria) with his horse Eros Van Ons Heem.

Van Ham first represented Belgium in an international competition in the Para-dressage events at the 2019 FEI European Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where he finished fifth in both the Individual Test Grade V and the Freestyle Test Grade V.

Van Ham was selected for both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. In Tokyo, Japan he finished 7th in the Individual Test Grade V and 8th in the Freestyle Test Grade V. In Paris, France he did better in both disciplines, finishing 6th in the Individual Test Grade V and 5th in the Freestyle Test Grade V.

In 2020 he participated in his first FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark finishing 4th in the Individual Test Grade V and 7th in the Freestyle Test Grade V.

Personal life

Van Ham is gay and lives with his partner Jeffrey. He lives near Leuven, and teaches and works full time in retail.

References

  1. "KEVIN VAN HAM" (in Dutch). Belgian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Para Equestrian Digest: Kevin van Ham". FEI. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. "Überherrn 11 - 14/07/2019". FEI. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. "Stadl Paura 28 - 30/06/2019". FEI. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. "Kevin Van Ham" (in Dutch). G-sport Vlaanderen. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. "Longines FEI Para Dressage European Championship Individual Test Grade V". www.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. "Longines FEI Para Dressage European Championship Freestyle Test Grade V". www.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Getting to Know... Kevin van Ham". www.eurodressage.com. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ "VAN HAM KEVIN". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. "Ruiter Kevin Van Ham kan niet verrassen en wordt 8e in de dressuurfinale" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  11. "INDIVIDUAL EVENT - GRADE V RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  12. "NDIVIDUAL FREESTYLE EVENT - GRADE V RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  13. "JP Paris 2024 - Deuxième médaille d'or pour la Belgique grâce à la victoire de Michèle George en para-dressage : "Je suis super émue"" (in French). Sporza. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. "Jeux Paralympiques - Une belle cinquième place pour Kevin Van Ham en freestyle: "Ça s'est bien passé"" (in French). La DH Les Sports+. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  15. "Kevin van Ham on Finding His Own as a Para Rider and Gay Person: "Always be yourself…"". www.eurodressage.com. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

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