Individual jumping champion at the London 2012 Olympic Games aboard Nino des Buissonnets, Steve Guerdat was first crowned the World No. 1-ranked rider in November 2012 following a series of top-flight victories and he has held that honour on multiple occasions since then. Other notable career highlights include: team bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics; team gold at the 2009 European Championships; winning the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final in Geneva in 2010, 2018 and 2023; winning the 2015, 2016 and 2019 FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final titles; and victory in the Rolex Grand Prix at the CHI Geneva in 2015 (which he also won in 2006 and 2013). In 2018 Guerdat continued to enjoy success, winning the Rolex Grand Prix at the CHI Royal Windsor Horse Show and claiming individual bronze at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ at Tryon, North Carolina. In 2021 Guerdat enjoyed another outstanding year, winning the CPKC ‘International’, presented by Rolex, at the CSIO Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, and in 2023 he added a European Championship individual gold medal to his two previous team European golds.
Steve Guerdat’s list of achievements keeps growing. Between 2024 and 2025 alone, he secured five podium finishes in Rolex Grand Prix events (Aachen, Dinard, Falsterbo, Spruce Meadows, and Brussels). In February 2025, he underwent surgery once again for the same herniated disc that had sidelined him 12 years earlier, forcing him to spend three months out of competition. Yet, even after this setback, he returned to the ring — not always at 100%, but still consistently performing at the highest level. Before this episode, Steve claimed his second individual Olympic medal, the only one missing from his collection: silver. An inspiration on and off the arena, Steve Guerdat truly stands as a role model for future generations.
Guerdat has been a Rolex Testimonee since December 2012.
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