Ingrid Klimke


Country
Birth date
Age
01/04/1968 - MUNSTER (GER) 
44
Height
Weight
Gender
172 cm / 5'8" 
59 kg / 130 lbs 
F
Sport
Horse
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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
1Eventing Team2008Beijing, CHN
4Eventing Team2004Athens, GRE
4Eventing Team2000Sydney, NSW, AUS
5Eventing Individual2008Beijing, CHN
Eventing Individual2004Athens, GRERET
World Equestrian Games
1Eventing Team2006Aachen, GER
5Eventing Team2010Lexington, KY, USA
13Eventing Individual2010Lexington, KY, USA

Hobbies

Skiing and reading. (pferd-aktuell.de, 06 Sep 2010)

Occupation

Coach, Horse Trainer

Education

Banking, Equine Science

Family

Daughters Greta and Philippa

Language(s) spoken

German, English

Club name

RV St Georg Munster, Munster, GER

Coach

Hans Melzer [National] (zeit.de, 26 May 2012)

Other sports

Her father Reiner Klimke is one of Germany's most successful and famous dressage riders. (klimke.org, 06 Sep 2010)

Injuries

She broke her leg in 2005. (horsemagazine.com, 27 Nov 2007)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She first had contact with horses in 1973 at pony riding classes. (cavallo-online.de, 01 Aug 2006)

Reason for taking up this sport
Her father was one of dressage's most successful international riders and taught her how to ride. (horsemagazine.com, 29 Apr 2003)

Hero
British eventing rider Lucinda Green. (FEI, 24 Aug 2010)

Most influential person in career
Her father. (FEI, 04 Jul 2000)

Awards
She became only the second female to receive the Riding Master title in January 2012. The award is given to equestrian individuals who have shown exceptional commitment and achievements in the sport as both a rider and trainer. (eurodressage.com, 15 Jan 2012)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is a member of the board of the German Riders' and Drivers' Federation, lectures on equine physiotherapy at the German Institute of Equine Osteopathy, does speaking engagements for Land Rover and Mercedes, assists in the German National Federation's 'Improve Your Riding' seminar series and holds master classes in theory and practice at the Westfalian Riding and Driving School in Munster. (klimke.org, 06 Sep 2010)

AUTHOR
She has written several books about the schooling of young horses. (klimke.org, 06 Sep 2010)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000


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