Angelika Trabert

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Angelika Trabert
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Trabert in 2011
Personal information
National team Germany
Born (1967-10-09) October 9, 1967 (age 56)
Frankfurt, Germany
Home town Dreieich, Germany
Alma mater University of Marburg
OccupationDoctor
Website Angelika-Trabert.de
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Para-equestrian
Disability Dysmelia
Disability class Grade II
Medal record
Para-equestrian
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Dressage grade II
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1996 AtlantaKur trot grade II
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Overall team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 London Individual grade II
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 London Freestyle grade II
FEI World Equestrian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Lexington Freestyle grade II
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 LexingtonTeam dressage
European Para-Dressage Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 KristiansandFreestyle grade II
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 AnadiaTeam dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 SóskútTeam dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 KristiansandTeam dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 KristiansandIndividual grade II
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Herning Team dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 HerningIndividual grade II
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 HerningFreestyle grade II
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Moorsele Team dressage
Updated on 11 November 2017.

Dr. Angelika Trabert (born 9 October 1967), is a German doctor and para-equestrian rider. She made her international debut in 1991, and went on to compete at five consecutive Summer Paralympics for her country, winning silver and bronze multiple medals. In addition, she was the 2009 European Champion in freestyle. Outside of the sport, she is an Anaesthetist who has worked internationally, including providing medical care in rural Africa.

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Career

Angelika Trabert was born on 9 October 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany. She has dysmelia, [1] a congenital disability which means that she was born without legs, and with only three fingers on her right hand. At the age of six, she began to ride horses and went on to compete internationally for Germany from 1991 onwards, in the Paralympic classification of grade II. [2]

Her first individual victory came at the 2009 European Para-Dressage Championship in Kristiansand, Norway, in the freestyle competition. [3] She also won gold in the freestyle grade II on her horse Ariva-Avanti at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky with a score of 75.900. [4] She has also competed at five Summer Paralympic Games from the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Georgia, onwards. Across three separate Games, she has won three silver medals and a bronze. [1] [5] In 2018, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inducted her. [6]

In addition to her equestrian career, Trabert works as an Anaesthetist, a job she takes leave from in order to compete in Para-equestrian. [2] This role has led to her not only working in Germany as a doctor, but also travelling to Africa to provide medical care in rural communities. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dr. Angelika Trabert". Deutsche Paralympische Mannschaft. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Roebke, Julia (13 August 2008). ""Dann leih' mir mal dein Bein"". Frankfurter Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Medal Showers for Great Britain and Germany in the FEI European Freestyle Championships 2009". FEI. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games – Day 15 – Para Dressage Championship". FEI. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 Bruck, Jan (21 October 2017). "The woman without legs who became an equestrian champion". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Angelika Trabert". Cowgirl Hall of Fame & Museum. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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