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anton ebben in 1980 4 february 2011 -lrb- aged 80 -rrb- 's - graveland , the netherlands tilburg , the netherlands 78 kg lb on 1.67 m ftin on horse riding 22 december 1930 anton ebben -lrb- 1980 -rrb- . jpg anton ebben

anton ebben

antonius `` toon '' ebben -lrb- 22 december 1930 -- 4 february 2011 -rrb- was a dutch equestrian .
after acting as a groom for max and ernest van loon at the 1952 summer olympics he started competing himself , riding `` kairouan '' in the 1950s -- 60s and later `` jumbo design '' -lrb- born 1969 -rrb- .
at the 1976 summer olympics he finished 25th and 12th in the individual and team mixed jumping events , respectively .
next year he won a bronze and a gold european medal in these events .
in 1978 ebeen earned a silver medal in the team jumping , on `` jumbo design '' , and was named a knight of the order of orange-nassau .
ebben retired in 1986 .
he died in 2011 after a long illness .
since 2012 , a jumping competition `` anton ebben memorial '' is held in amsterdam .
