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| Nationality |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1969 Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (born 26 December 1969) is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping. [1]
She grew up riding ponies and had a successful career as a Young Rider, both in equitation and in show jumping. As a young-adult, Michaels-Beerbaum studied political science at Princeton University, continuing to compete during her college years. She then went to train in Germany with Paul Schockemöhle in 1991, planning to remain only for a summer, which eventually turned into a permanent stay. She decided to buy the training center in Balve.
She was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the daughter of film director Richard Michaels and actor Kristina Hansen.
Following her marriage to the well-known German show jumper Markus Beerbaum in 1998, she changed her citizenship. Together the Beerbaums have one daughter, Brianne Victoria Beerbaum, born in 2010. Through her marriage, Michaels-Beerbaum is also sister-in-law to Ludger Beerbaum, who has won multiple Olympic and championship medals in show jumping.
