Alexa Fairchild

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Alexa Fairchild
Personal information
Full nameAlexa Fairchild
BornNov 23, 1994 (1994-11-23) (age 28)
New York City, USA
Websitealexafairchild.com
Sport
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
SportEquestrian
Coached by Anky van Grunsven

Alexa Fairchild (born 23 November 1994, New York) is a Belgian equestrian athlete and fashion designer. [1] Fairchild started riding at a young age and competed in the youth dressage classes, including the European Youth Championships in Compiegne, France where she won a bronze team medal. In 2021 she was named as traveling reserve by the Belgian Equestrian Federation for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. A month later she competed at the European Dressage Championships in Hagen, Germany. [2]

Besides her equestrian career, Fairchild is also a businesswoman and fashion designer. In 2017 she launched her own clothing brand. [3]

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References

  1. "Alexa Fairchild". FEI.org.
  2. "Belgian Olympic Dressage Team for 2021 Tokyo Games Named". Eurodressage.com. 3 July 2021.
  3. "Alexa Fairchild: X Marks the Spot for Fashion and Dreaming". Sidelines Magazine. 7 September 2020.