Ingrid Klimke is a German equestrian athlete born April 1, 1968, in Münster, West Germany, daughter of dressage legend Reiner Klimke, who competes in both eventing and dressage and rode at five Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016. She won team eventing gold at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics riding Butts Abraxxas, and team silver at the 2016 Rio Games riding Hale-Bob, alongside multiple gold medals in team and individual eventing at World Equestrian Games and European Championships and a bronze in team dressage at the 2022 World Championships. In January 2012 she was appointed Reitmeister, or Riding Master, by the German Equestrian Federation, only the second woman ever granted the title.
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Career HighlightWon two team eventing gold medals with her horse Abraxxas at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, and a team silver at the 2016 Games. 1 Classification
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Does Ingrid Klimke compete in dressage as well as eventing?
Yes. She rides in both eventing and dressage at international events.
Yes. Like her father, the equestrian Reiner Klimke, she rides in both eventing and dressage at international events. For example, she placed seventh at the 2002 Dressage World Cup Final with Nector van het Carelshof. In 2022 she made her debut on the German dressage team at the World Championships, where she was awarded a team bronze medal.
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Ingrid Klimke (born 1 April 1968 in Münster, West Germany) is a German eventing rider.
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Ingrid Klimke (born 1 April 1968 in Münster, West Germany) is a German eventing rider.
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With her horse Abraxxas, she won two gold medals in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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She is the daughter of equestrian Reiner Klimke.
Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
With her horse Abraxxas, she won two gold medals in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
With her horse Abraxxas, she won two gold medals in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won a team silver with Hale-Bob.
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is a German eventing rider.
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