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{{Short description|Yonderian Istroyan athlete and soldier}}
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| name             = Siegmar Alexandre d'Everard
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| native_name      = Siegmar Alexandre d'Everard
| nickname         = 
| nationality      = [[Yonderre|Yonderian]]
| birth_date       = May 31, 1997
| birth_place      = [[Sainte-Catherine]], [[Yonderre]]
| height           = 188 cm
| weight           = 89 kg
| spouse           = Sophie d'Everard (née Reichsmark) (m. 2020)
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   | battles = [[The Deluge]]
* [[Final War of the Deluge]]
** [[Operation Overthrow]]
** [[Quetzenkel front]]
** [[Cetsencalia front]]
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'''Siegmar Alexandre d'Everard''' (born 31 May 1997) is a [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] [[Istroyan Games|Istroyan athlete]] and special forces soldier. Serving with the elite [[DELTA]] forces, d'Everard took part in numerous operations during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], most notably [[Operation Overthrow]], as well as several deployments to both the [[Quetzenkel front|Quetzenkel]] and [[Cetsencalia front|Cetsencalia]] fronts, for which he was awarded the [[Order of Joanus|Knight's Cross of the Order of Joanus]], the highest award for bravery awarded by [[Yonderre]]. 

d'Everard had his [[Istroyan Games]] debut at the [[Gabion 2018 Summer Games|2018 Summer Games]] in [[Gabion]] and the [[Istroyan Games|Istroyan Winter Games]] at the [[Carlshaven 2020 Winter Games|2020 Winter Games]] in [[Carlshaven]]. Missing out on the [[2022]] Kiravian Summer Games due to the [[Final War of the Deluge]], d'Everard returned to the Istroyan Games with the [[Nicheng 2024 Winter Games]] and subsequently partook in the [[Port St. Charles 2026 Summer Games]], the [[Kralank 2028 Winter Games]] and finally the [[Ankae 2030 Summer Games]]. He has in total earned 10 Istroyan Games medals, of which three are gold. 

Outside his work with [[DELTA]] and Istroyan sports, d'Everard does public speaking including non-profit motivational talks in schools. d'Everard has worked on a number of films by Yonderian film company [[Primo Kino]] as technical advisor on military matters, notably ''[[Operation Overthrow (film)|Operation Overthrow]]'' (2029) where he had a small role playing himself.



==Biography==
[[File:DELTA Marksman 2.png|thumb|left|Siegmar d'Everard training with a [[FAMAG]] rifle with [[DELTA]]]]
Siegmar Alexandre d'Everard was born in [[Sainte-Catherine]] on 31 May, 1997, to Louen d'Everard and his wife Wilhelmine (née Kurtz). He is descended from the [[House d'Everard]], being a nephew of the current house head [[Rachet d'Everard (judge)|Rachet d'Everard]]. He was privately educated and joined the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in Spring 2016, aged 18. An avid recreational shooter, d'Everard was singled out for his marksmanship and trained as a designated marksman with the [[Ducal Life Guard Division]]. d'Everard was selected for the training programme for [[DELTA]] in the Autumn of 2017 and completed his training by Spring 2018. Later the same year d'Everard debuted at the [[Istroyan Games]] in the [[Gabion 2018 Summer Games|2018 Summer Games]] in [[Gabion]] where he earned a silver medal in men's rifle shooting and bronze in men's pistol shooting. d'Everard first appeared at the [[Istroyan Games|Istroyan Winter Games]] at the [[Carlshaven 2020 Winter Games|2020 Winter Games]] in [[Carlshaven]], at which time he earned a bronze medal in men's 10 km cross country skiing and another in 30 km cross country skiing.

In November 2020, d'Everard took part in [[Operation Overthrow]] as part of the opening stages of the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. d'Everard was deployed to both the [[Quetzenkel front|Quetzenkel]] and [[Cetsencalia front|Cetsencalia]] fronts during the Final War as part of [[DELTA]] in support of [[League of Nations]] coalition forces. For his actions during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], d'Everard was awarded the [[Order of the North Star]] by the [[Nysdra Sea Treaty Association]] and the [[Order of Joanus|Knight's Cross of the Order of Joanus]], the highest decoration for bravery awarded by the [[Yonderre|Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre]]. 

d'Everard returned to the Istroyan Games in the [[Nicheng 2024 Winter Games]] where he won a gold medal for 10 km cross country skiing. At the [[Port St. Charles 2026 Summer Games]], d'Everard would go on to win gold in men's rifle shooting and silver in men's skeet shooting. At the [[Kralank 2028 Winter Games]], d'Everard won a silver medal for 30 km cross country skiing and made fifth place in 10 km. At the [[Ankae 2030 Summer Games]], d'Everard won another gold medal for men's rifle shooting and a silver medal for men's pistol shooting. 

d'Everard continues to serve with [[DELTA]] as an operator and as a shooting instructor, also training the [[Special Intervention Force (Yonderre)|Special Intervention Force]], the special forces unit of the [[Custodes Yonderre]]. Since 2027, d'Everard has been held on retainer by Yonderian film company [[Primo Kino]] as technical advisor on military matters.

==Personal life==
Siegmar d'Everard married Sophie Reichsmark in August 2020, four months before his deployment to partake in the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. His first son was born in May 2021 while he was in [[Quetzenkel]]. The couple had another son in 2025 and a daughter in 2027. The family lives in [[Nouvelle-Estia]], part of [[Collinebourg]]. 

==See also==
* [[DELTA]]
* [[House d'Everard]]

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