Isabel Freese

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Isabel Freese
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Freese at the 2024 Olympic Games
Personal information
Birth nameIsabel Bache
Full nameIsabel Freese
Nationality Norwegian, German
Born (1979-01-19) 19 January 1979 (age 45)
Oslo, Norway
Sport
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
SportEquestrian
Coached byHolga Finken
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2024 Olympic Games
World finals 2022 FEI World Championships
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships for Young Dressage Horses
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Ermelo Individual dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Ermelo Individual dressage

Isabel Freese (born 19 January 1979) is a Norwegian dressage rider. She competed at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning as individual and also competed at the 2013 and 2017 European Championships. [1] Freese competed at several World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in which she won a bronze medal in 2018 and 2019. [2]

Freese started riding at the age of six in her hometown Oslo. At the age of 20 she moved to Germany to pursue her equestrian career. [3] Freese was nominated by the Norwegian Equestrian Federation to represent Norway as individual at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [4] She made it to the individual final, finishing 10th in the individual Freestyle with a personal best and Norwegian record of 83.050%, which is also the best result in history for a Norwegian dressage rider at the Olympics. [5]

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References

  1. "Bio". www.fei.org. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. "Enda en fantastisk prestasjon av Isabel Freese, men seieren glapp denne gang". Heste Sport (in Norwegian).
  3. "Isabel Freese: The long road to dressage success". The Horse Magazine.
  4. Ballestad-Mender, Rebecca. "Victoria og Isabel til OL for Norge". Norges Rytterforbund (in Norwegian).
  5. Ballestad-Mender, Rebecca. "OL i Paris: En stor dag for norsk ryttersport". Norges Rytterforbund (in Norwegian).