Ellen Bontje

Personal information
Full name	Petronella Theodora Maria Bontje
Born	11 June 1958 (1958-06-11) (age 65) Hilversum, North Holland
Medal record Equestrian Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team dressage 2000 Sydney Team dressage World Championships 1994 The Hague Team dressage 1998 Rome Team dressage European Championships 1995 Mondorf Team dressage 1997 Verden Team dressage 1999 Arnhem Team dressage 2001 Verden Team dressage 1991 Donaueschingen Team dressage

Petronella Theodora Maria "Ellen" Bontje (born 11 June 1958 in Hilversum, North Holland) is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Coby van Baalen, and Arjen Teeuwissen. In the individual competition Bontje finished in sixth position.^[1]

Eight years earlier, at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, Bontje was also a member of the Dutch team that won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Competition. She competed in three Summer Games for her native country, starting at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

She has won eight silver medals and one bronze medal in team dressage at various championships.