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Full name | Alexa Fairchild |
Born | Nov 23, 1994 29) New York City, USA | (age
Website | alexafairchild.com |
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Country | Belgium |
Sport | Equestrian |
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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