Kevin Van Ham
Belgian Paralympic equestrian (born 1989)
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Kevin Van Ham (born 22 July 1989) is a Belgian paralympic equestrian competing in Test Grade V.
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||
| Discipline | Para-dressage | ||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1989 (age 37) | ||||||||
| Horse | Eros Van Ons Heem | ||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Van Ham was born with a piece of his left forearm missing. He has been riding horses since he was 12.[1]
Career
Van Ham started out in the able-bodied Dressage circuit and switched to para-dressage in 2017.[2]
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) [3] and Stadl-Paura (Austria) [4] with his horse Eros Van Ons Heem.[5]
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 [6] and the Freestyle Test Grade V.[7][8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11][12][13][14]
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.[9]
