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| Nationality | American & Israeli |
| Born | 14 January 1998 United States |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[ citation needed ] |
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| Sport | Show jumping |
Teddy Vlock (born 14 January 1998) is an Israeli-American equestrian. [1]
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| Nationality | American & Israeli |
| Born | 14 January 1998 United States |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[ citation needed ] |
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| Sport | Show jumping |
Teddy Vlock (born 14 January 1998) is an Israeli-American equestrian. [1]
Vlock, one of four riders representing Israel in its Olympic equestrian debut, will be competing as part of the jumping team and as a jumping individual. He will be competing with his horse Amsterdam 27, an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding. [1] [2] [3] Vlock was eliminated from the jumping team qualifiers event after falling off his horse Amsterdam. Both of them are reportedly unharmed. [4]
He is a student at Yale University, where he studies psychology. He is also a real estate agent and the founder of T&R Development, a real estate firm with holdings of more than $50 million. Vlock is the son of Karen Pritzker, who according to Forbes, [5] is one of the five hundred wealthiest people in the world. [1] [3]
Vlock has been riding horses since approximately 2012. [6] He trains with Irish international show jumper Darragh Kenny. [7] As of July 2022, Vlock has not competed in the sport of showjumping since his elimination at the Tokyo Olympic Games in August 2021. [8]
Cian O'Connor is an Irish equestrian who competes in show jumping. He has competed at three Olympic Games, four World Championships and six European Championships, and has attained 133 senior caps for his country. He placed first at the 2004 Olympics, but his horse was later discovered to have a banned substance in its system, and O'Connor was stripped of the gold medal. He won an individual bronze medal at the London Olympic Games 2012 and was a member of the Irish team that took a gold medal at the European Championships in Gothenburg in 2017. O’Connor also won a bronze individual medal at the latter event. At the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Cian and his Irish-bred mount Susan Magnier’s Irish bred Kilkenny finished seventh in the individual class.
Rodrigo de Paula Pessoa, known as Rodrigo Pessoa,is the son of legendary Nelson Pessoa also an Equestrian. He married Alexa Weeks in 2009 and has 3 daughters Cecilia,Sophia, and Luciana, is a Brazilian equestrian and show jumper considered one of the most talented of his generation that has won everything the sport has to offer during his career. An Olympic gold-medalist in individual jumping, he is an accomplished rider backed with over 70 Grand Prix wins. He has represented Brazil at seven Olympic Games. In 2017, Horse Sport Ireland announced Pessoa as the new Irish showjumping team manager. As chief for Team Ireland, they won the 2017 European title in Gothenburg, and in 2019 got Ireland qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by winning the FEI Nation's Cup final. At the end of 2019, he ended his cooperation with Horse Sport Ireland to dedicate time to his family and riding career. He rides for James H. Clark and Artemis Farms in Wellington and Greenwich.He operates his business called Amethyst Equestrian with his wife Alexa from his farm in North Salem NY just outside New York City and Wellington in the winter months.
Elizabeth Madden is an American Olympic champion equestrian competing in show jumping. She has two Olympic golds and one silver in team jumping, and an individual bronze. She won the FEI Show Jumping World Cup twice; won two silvers and two bronzes at World Championships; and won two golds, one silver and two bronzes at the Pan American Games. She was the first American to break into the international top three show jumping ranking, and the first woman to win over one million dollars in show jumping prize money.
Steve Guerdat is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.
Edward Gal is a Dutch dressage rider. He and the stallion Totilas, were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider partnership ever to sweep the three available dressage gold medals at a single FEI World Games. Going into the 2010 Games, they had amassed multiple world-record scores in international competition, leading one American journalist to call them "rock stars in the horse world". After the World Equestrian Games, Totilas was sold to German trainer Paul Schockemöhle. Gal continues to be successful training and competing dressage horses at the international level. Despite the success, he has been criticised to be harsh trainer who creates stressed and fearful horses.
Darragh Kenny is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He owns and runs Oakland Ventures LLC alongside Hardin Towell and has consistently been in the world top 10 riders. As of May 2020, Kenny is ranked 7th in the world.
Alberto Michán Halbinger is an Israeli-Mexican Olympic horse rider. Born in Mexico, he competes for Israel. He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
The equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured three disciplines for both individual and team competitions.
Daniel Bluman is a Colombian-born Israeli Olympic show jumping rider. In July 2019 Bluman, as part of Israel's four-rider squad, qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Israel competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with its largest contingent to date − a delegation of 90 athletes, 55 men and 35 women, who competed in 15 different sports. This was almost double the previous number of 47 athletes who represented Israel at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The Games were also Israel's most successful to date, winning four medals, including two gold. At Tokyo, Israel marked its Olympic debuts in surfing, baseball, archery, equestrian and marathon swimming.
The individual dressage event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 28 July 2021 at the Baji Koen. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage competition is open-gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 60 riders from 30 nations are expected to compete.
The individual eventing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place from 30 July to 2 August 2021 at the Baji Koen and Sea Forest Cross-Country Course. Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition is open-gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 65 riders from 29 nations are expected to compete.
The individual show jumping event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place on 3–4 August 2021 at the Baji Koen. Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition is mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 75 riders from 35 nations are expected to compete.
The team show jumping event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 6–7 August 2021 at the Baji Koen. Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition was open-gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 60 riders from 20 nations competed. The event was won by team Sweden, which included Peder Fredricson, the silver medalist in the individual event. The United states were second, and Belgium third.
Ashlee Bond is an American-Israeli show jumping rider who competes for Israel. She has qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Danielle "Dani" Goldstein-Waldman is an American-Israeli show jumper. In July 2019 Goldstein, as part of Israel's four-rider squad, qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Nayel Nassar is an Egyptian American professional equestrian. He first began riding at age five and jumping at ten. Nassar qualified for the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) Show Jumping World Cup Finals in 2013, 2014, and 2017, and the FEI World Equestrian Games in 2014. He competed at the Longines FEI World Cup Finals in Paris and regularly competes on the international Grand Prix circuit.
Karen Polle is a Japanese equestrian athlete competing in showjumping. She is a member of the Japanese National Showjumping Team and is the top-ranked Asian rider in the world. In September 2018, Polle competed in her first championship at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, where she was an Individual Finalist with her horse With Wings. She was one of the youngest athletes competing at the championship. She is a member of the Rolex Young Riders Academy, whose mission is to support some of the most promising up-and-coming riders in the sport. Polle is a Hermès Partner Rider, and is currently the brand's only Asian Partner Rider. She is a Kinoshita Group Sports athlete and is a Brand Ambassador for Japanese jewelry company Mikimoto.
Caroline Rosanna Pei Jia Chew is a Singaporean equestrian athlete and solicitor. She competed at the 2018 World Equestrian Games and the 2014 Asian Games in dressage, and at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in show jumping. She won several medals during the Southeast Asian Games, and competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Mathilda Thanuja Karlsson is a Sri Lankan born Swedish equestrian athlete. Mathila hails from Sri Lanka and was adopted by her Swedish parents when she was three months old. She competed for Sweden until 2018, when she switched to her native country. In 2021 she qualified as an individual rider for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, being the first Sri Lankan equestrian at the Olympic Games. She also became the first Sri Lankan to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Her horse is named as Chopin VA.
Waldman — alongside fellow riders Ashlee Bond, a US native; Mexican-born Alberto Michan (who twice represented Mexico at the Olympics); and US-born Teddy Vlock — will proudly compete under the Israeli flag.
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