| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 7 | Jumping Team | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 9 | Jumping Individual | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Equestrian Games | ||||
| 7 | Jumping Team | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| 13 | Jumping Individual | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| World Cup Western European League | ||||
| 1 | Jumping Individual | 2009/2010 | Vigo, ESP | |
| 1 | Jumping Individual | 2008/2009 | London, GBR | |
| 2 | Jumping Individual | 2011/2012 | Bordeaux, FRA | |
| 2 | Jumping Individual | 2010/2011 | Gothenburg, SWE | |
| 2 | Jumping Individual | 2009/2010 | Leipzig, GER | |
| 3 | Jumping Individual | 2011/2012 | Zurich, SUI | |
| 3 | Jumping Individual | 2010/2011 | Zurich, SUI | |
| 3 | Jumping Individual | 2009/2010 | 's-Hertogenbosch, NED | |
Nickname
Weeni (Athlete, 06 Jul 2006)
Hobbies
Reading, running, shopping. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Physical Education - Australian College of Physical Education, Sydney, NSW, AUS
Family
Husband Jan Tops
Language(s) spoken
Dutch, English
Coach
Jan Tops [husband] (NED) from 2002 (equestrian.org.au, 31 Aug 2010)
Other sports
Her husband Jan Tops was a member of the Dutch team that won the gold medal in show jumping team event at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. (theaustralian.com.au, 01 Sep 2010)
Debut
1996 for Australia (Athlete, 06 Jul 2006)
Injuries
At the 2007 Estoril Grand Prix in Portugal she was thrown headfirst into a fence. She split her upper lip and her teeth sliced through her lower lip. (smh.com.au, 16 Mar 2008)
In 2005 she broke her foot during a show in Arezzo, Italy and was out for three weeks. (Athlete, 07 Jul 2006)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She started riding at age eight at the Avondale Pony Club in Sydney, Australia. (Athlete, 06 Jul 2006)
Reason for taking up this sport
She loves animals and always had a passion for horses. She chose jumping because she found it a fair and challenging sport. (Athlete, 06 Jul 2006)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing fourth at the 2006 World Equestrian Games. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Most influential person in career
Her husband Jan Tops and her parents. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Superstitions / Rituals
She makes sure she has a good breakfast and never eats much before she rides. She also has one pair of riding pants, a shirt and a jacket that she likes to wear on important days. (Athlete, 06 Jul 2006)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Awards
In January 2008 she became the first woman to win the prestigious Zurich Grand Prix. (smh.com.au, 16 Mar 2008)
Named Australian Rider of the Year for 1997, 2006 and 2007. (edwina-alexander.com, 06 May 2008)
At the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany she became the first Australian rider to appear in an individual show jumping final at the World Equestrian Games. (EFA, 04 Sep 2006)
She has been named leading rider at both the Valkenswaard, Netherlands, and Brussels, Belgium, International Shows. (Athlete, 06 Jul 2006)
General
PINNED
During the 2005 Arezzo Grand Prix in Italy, her horse was startled by someone in the crowd opening an umbrella, reared and slipped on the wet concrete surrounding the show ring. She was pinned under the 500kg-horse and took its full weight every time it tried to regain its footing. She remained calm and took her partner's advice to climb on another horse and finish the competition despite breaking her foot. (smh.com.au, 16 Mar 2008)
EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE
In 1998 she moved from Australia to Belgium to see if she could be a successful show jumper. She originally intended to stay in Europe for only six months, but returned in 1999 and rode for Belgian show jumper Ludo Philippaerts for three years. Then in 2003 she moved to Stal Tops in Valkenswaard, Netherlands. (edwinaalexander.com, 23 Aug 2010)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
