Jumping judge Francis Michielsen dies at 72
International jumping approximate as well as quondam FEI official Francis Michielsen has died at the historic flow of 72 afterwards suffering a encephalon haemorrhage.
Michielsen died peacefully inward infirmary inward Kingdom of Belgium on Oct 24.
Born on August 7, 1941, Francis Michielsen started judging at national marking inward Kingdom of Belgium inward 1967 as well as became an FEI International Candidate Judge inward 1984. By 1992 he had moved upward through the ranks to move an FEI Level four judge, the highest grade inward the FEI system.
He was a fellow member of the Ground Jury at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games as well as adjudicated at numerous FEI Championships worldwide, including equally President of the Ground Jury at both the 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games inward Rome (Italy) as well as the 2005 European Jumping Championships at San Patrignano (Italy).
Michielsen was a fellow member of the FEI Jumping Committee from 1994 to 1998, as well as was likewise a founding fellow member as well as commencement President of the International Show Jumping Officials Club (ISJC) until he stepped downwards inward 2009.
He was an FEI Course Director for FEI Judges, passing on his incredible depth of cognition to his swain jumping officials as well as to a novel as well as younger generation, both at national as well as international level. He played a cardinal role inward the introduction of the “modern” pedagogy arrangement for FEI Jumping Judges inward 1993.
A quondam President of the Belgian National Federation, belongings purpose at in i lawsuit earlier electrical flow President Jacky Buchmann, he was likewise on the board of the Belgian Show Jumping Committee for many years as well as President of the Show Jumping Committee of the Flemish Equestrian Federation (Vlaamse Liga Paardensport).
FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos expressed his sadness at the loss of such a unopen friend: “This is really sorry news. Francis was a personal friend of mine for many years as well as taught me a lot virtually equestrian sport. We worked closely together inward the Belgian National Federation as well as at many international shows. As a fellow member of the FEI Jumping Committee he contributed enormously to the institution of the Jumping Rules. As an international approximate he was really good respected as well as known for his cognition of the rules as well as their application, exactly likewise for his integrity as well as fairness. I volition immature lady him.”
John Roche, FEI Director Jumping, likewise paid his respects. “Francis Michielsen was a consummate gentleman as well as i of the FEI’s most respected officials. He was totally dedicated to the sport as well as contributed tremendously to the pedagogy of other officials inward his capacity equally an FEI course of instruction director. The equestrian globe has lost i of its greatest officials as well as friends. He volition last greatly missed.”
To shipping a message of sympathy, contact the Belgian Equestrian Federation, on info@equibel.be. All messages volition last passed on to Francis Michielsen’s wife, Carine Van Gompel, and family.
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