Christian Ahlmann

Christian Ahlmann is a German show jumping rider, born on 17 December 1974 in Marl in North Rhine-Westphalia. He is married to Judy Ann Melchior, who heads Zangersheide, and has been ranked first in the FEI world ranking. He won the FEI Show Jumping World Cup in 2011 with Taloubet Z and the CHIO Aachen in 2014, and took individual gold at the 2003 European Championships with team golds in 2003 and 2005. He took part in four Olympic Games from Athens 2004 to London 2012 and won two team bronze medals, in 2004 after the German team was moved down when Ludger Beerbaum was disqualified, and in 2012. His horse Cöster tested positive for capsaicin at the 2008 Games, which brought a two year ban and the annulment of that team result.