Adelinde Cornelissen

Adelinde Cornelissen (born 8 July 1979, in Beilen, Drenthe) is a Dutch dressage rider.

Biography As a junior, Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles; twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. In 2004, she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival.

In 2011 Adelinde Cornelissen won the Dressage World Cup Final in Leipzig with Parzival. At the 2011 European Dressage Championship in Rotterdam she won both individual gold medals Parzival, the Dutch team won the bronze medal. In 2012, she won the bronze medal in the team event at the Olympic Games and the silver medal in the individual dressage on Parzival. The day after Adelinde won the individual silver medal and upon being questioned by the BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull why Adelinde Cornelissen hadn't won the gold the president of the dressage ground jury, Stephen Clarke, stated that her horse had had a case of crossing jaws.

At the 2013 European Dressage Championships she won team silver and two bronze medals in individual events.

In the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Cornelissen withdrew from the team dressage competition out of concern for her horse Parzival's health.

International Championship Results

Notable Horses

Jerich Parzival - 1997 Chestnut Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Jazz x Ulft) 2009 European Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal Freestyle 2010 FEI World Cup Final - Silver Medal 2010 World Equestrian Games - Team Gold Medal 2011 FEI World Cup Final - Gold Medal 2011 European Championships - Team Bronze Medal, Individual Gold Medal, Individual Gold Medal Freestyle 2012 FEI World Cup Final - Gold Medal 2012 London Olympics - Team Bronze Medal, Individual Silver Medal 2013 FEI World Cup Final - Silver Medal 2013 European Championships - Team Silver Medal, Individual Bronze Medal, Individual Bronze Medal Freestyle 2014 World Equestrian Games - Team Bronze Medal, Individual Fourth Place, Individual Bronze Medal Freestyle 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Fourth Place Henike - 2012 Bay Dutch Warmblood Stallion (Alexandro P x Upperville) 2017 FEI Dressage Young Horse World Championships - Sixth Place Fleau de Baian - 2010 Chestnut Dutch Warmblood Stallion (Jazz) 2017 FEI Dressage Young Horse World Championships - Seventh Place Governor STR - 2011 Black Dutch Warmblood Stallion (Totilas x Jazz) 2017 FEI Dressage Young Horse World Championships - Silver Medal