title: Domien Michiels
text: # Domien Michiels
  
  Domien Michiels (born 21 September 1983) is a Belgian Olympic equestrian athlete. Michiels started riding at a young age at the local riding school in his birthplace Oud-Heverlee. He made his debut on international level in 2016 in Mariakalnok, Hungary. In 2018 he competed for the first time on international Grand Prix level and represented Belgium at the Nations Cup in Geesteren, Netherlands in 2019 and Compiégne, France in 2021.
  
  Michiels represented Belgium at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
  
  He is openly gay.
  
  