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{{short description|Dutch equestrian}}
[[File:Jan Tops - Siegerehrung GCT Wiesbaden 2013.jpg|thumb|Jan Tops]]
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{{MedalSport | [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]] }}
{{MedalCountry | the {{NED}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
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{{MedalGold | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Team jumping]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Show Jumping Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | 1991 La Baule | Team jumping }}
{{MedalSilver | 1997 Mannheim | Team jumping }}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Hickstead | Team jumping }}
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'''Johannes Augustinus Petrus "Jan" Tops''' (born 5 April 1961) is an [[equestrianism|equestrian]] from the [[Netherlands]], who won the gold medal in the team jumping event at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona, Spain]] riding Top Gun. He did so alongside [[Piet Raijmakers]], [[Jos Lansink]] and Bert Romp. He competed in four consecutive [[Summer Olympics]] for his native country, starting in 1988.

Jan Tops initiated the [[Global Champions Tour]] in 2006. The [[Equestrianism|equestrian]] sport was in need of a positive impulse, and by founding this world class renown tour, the media attention was increased as well as the prize money.

Presenting sponsors CN and CN WorldWide have been with the GCT since the beginning, as well as media partner [[Eurosport]] who broadcasts the [[Global Champions Tour]] legs in 59 countries. Rolex has become the official timepiece since 2008.

The legs of 2008 took place in [[Doha]] (QAT), [[Hamburg]] (GER), [[Cannes]] (FRA), [[Monte-Carlo]] (MON), [[Estoril]] (POR), [[Valkenswaard]] (NED), [[Arezzo]] (ITA), and [[São Paulo]] (BRA).

Tops was born in [[Valkenswaard]]. He married Australian-born [[Edwina Tops-Alexander|Edwina Alexander]] in September 2011.

== References ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070710113157/http://www.sport.nl/overige/deelnemersfinder/ Dutch Olympic Committee] {{in lang|nl}}

{{Olympic champions – Equestrian team jumping}}

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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Dutch show jumping riders]]
[[Category:Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Dutch male equestrians]]
[[Category:Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands]]
[[Category:People from Valkenswaard]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in equestrian]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Horse trader]]
[[Category:Equestrians from North Brabant]]
[[Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen]]


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