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Nickname | Cat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hvalsø, Denmark | 2 January 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Equestrian dressage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Kyra Kyrklund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | Rio de Janeiro 2016 Tokyo 2020 Paris 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (born 2 January 1992) is a Danish Olympic dressage horse rider. [1] Representing Denmark, she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished 13th in the individual and 6th in the team competition. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she finished 4th in both the individual and team dressage events. [2] [3]
She also represented Denmark in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, riding the horse Freestyle. She won a silver team medal and placed 5th in the individual freestyle. [4]
Dufour started riding at age 5 and joined the Danish national pony dressage team at age 12. She won several medals at the Danish and European junior and young riders championships. [5]
She studied Leisure and Sports Management for a year at University College Zealand. [5]
Year | Event | Result | Rank |
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2016 | Individual dressage | 78.143 | 13 |
2016 | Team dressage | 74.311 | 6 |
2020 | Individual dressage | 87.507 | 4 |
2020 | Team dressage | 7540.0 | 4 |
2024 | Team dressage | 235.669 | |
2024 | Individual dressage | 88.093 | 5 |
While studying, Dufour started Cathrine Dressage, where she trains horses and young riders. She also develops training videos for the platform Cathrine Stream. [6]
Dufour is a brand-ambassador for the Danish bag brand Adax and collaborates with other brands, including Trolle Company, [7] Cavalleria Toscana and Ingdam's. [8]
Dufour is married to Rasmine Laudrup, daughter of former professional footballer Brian Laudrup. [9] They live on an equestrian estate in Fredensborg north of Copenhagen. [10]
Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is a Danish equestrian, an Olympian, and the daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. She is the niece of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and King Constantine II of Greece. Her first cousin is King Frederik X of Denmark.
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