Jacoba ("Coby") Maria Jozina van Baalen-Dorresteijn (born 6 April 1957 in Werkhoven, Utrecht) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and Arjen Teeuwissen. In the Individual Competition Van Baalen finished in fifth position. Her daughter Marlies van Baalen is also an Olympic equestrian. Van Baalen competed in the Olympics with a KWPN stallion called Ferro, also known as Olympic Ferro.

Coby van Baalen

Personal information
Born	6 April 1957 (1957-04-06) (age 65) Werkhoven, Utrecht, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Equestrian
Event(s)	Dressage
Medal record Equestrian Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team dressage World Championships 1998 Rome Team dressage European Championships 1999 Arnhem Team dressage

External links

• Dutch Olympic Committee
• Coby van Baalen (and here) at FEI
• Coby van Baalen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Coby van Baalen at the International Olympic Committee

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