Henrik von Eckermann
Henrik von Eckermann is a Swedish Olympic show jumping rider. He has competed at four Summer Olympics. His best individual Olympic placements came in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo when he won gold in the team and placed 4th in the individual competition.
Career
Von Eckermann participated at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at four European Show Jumping Championships. He won a team bronze at the 2013 Europeans held in Herning, Denmark. Meanwhile, his current best individual result is 5th place from the 2011 European Championships. Henrik also participated at three editions of the Show Jumping World Cup finals. His biggest success came in 2017, when he placed 3rd in the finals, behind McLain Ward and Romain Duguet.Personal life
Von Eckermann is descended from the von Eckermann family, a Swedish unintroduced noble family, ennobled in Russia and originally from Mecklenburg.He married Swiss showjumper Janika Sprunger in 2022. Together they have a son born in 2021. They own stables in Kessel, Netherlands. Von Eckermann was previously based near Bonn, Germany.
He is related to the Swedish women's rights activist Ebba von Eckermann.
Major results
Olympic Games
- London 2012 6th in team competition, 23rd individually
- Rio 2016 7th in team competition, 24th individually
- Tokyo 2020 1st in team competition, 4th individually
- Paris 2024 6th in team competition.
World Equestrian Games / World Championships
- 2014, Caen 6th in team competition, 38th individually
- 2018, Mill Spring 2nd in team competition
- 2022, Herning 1st in both team competition and individually
European Championships
- 2001, Gijón 18th individually
- 2002, Copenhagen 2nd in team competition, 25th individually
- 2009, Windsor 8th in team competition, 46th individually
- 2011, Madrid 5th in both team competition and individually
- 2013, Herning 3rd in team competition, 27th individually
- 2015, Aachen 9th in team competition, 19th individually
- 2017, Gothenburg 2nd in team competition