Christian Ahlmann (born 17 December 1974 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He is married to Judy Ann Melchior (head of Zangersheide). He ranks first in the FEI Longines World Ranking List.[1]
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1974 Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ahlmann won the FEI Show Jumping World Cup with Taloubet Z in 2011. In 2014, he was the CHIO Aachenwinner. He has won several medals with the German team at European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games since 2003. Christian Ahlmann has been seen as an exceptional talent from an early age, being one of the youngest riders ever to receive the "goldenes Reitabzeichen", at age 14, and is today considered a calm, fine rider with a soft hand.
Doping edit
During the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ahlmann's horse tested positive for the banned substance capsaicin along with the horses of four other riders, and was subsequently suspended from the Games.[2][3] Because of the doping charge, the German Olympic Sports Confederation sent a bill to Ahlmann for his travel and accommodation costs at the Games.[4] As a result of the doping offence, he was struck off the German 'A-Kader' list of elite riders for two years [5] and returned to the German team in 2011.
International Championship Results edit
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| 1993 | European Young Rider Championships | Phanton | 
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| 6th | Individual | |||||||||
| 1994 | European Young Rider Championships | Aldatus |
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| 1995 | European Young Rider Championships | Satan du Tremblay | 
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| 15th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2003 | World Cup Final | Coster | 13th | |||||||
| 2003 | European Championships | Coster |
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| 2004 | Olympic Games | Coster |
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| 45th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2005 | European Championships | Coster | 5th | Individual | ||||||
| 2006 | World Equestrian Games | Coster |
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| 37th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2007 | World Cup Final | Coster | 6th | |||||||
| 2007 | European Championships | Coster |
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| 8th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Coster | DSQ | Team | ||||||
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| 2011 | World Cup Final | Taloubet Z |
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| 2012 | World Cup Final | Taloubet Z | 34th | |||||||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Codex One | 10th | Team | ||||||
| 64th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2013 | World Cup Final | Taloubet Z | 32nd | |||||||
| 2013 | European Championships | Codex One |
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| 12th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2013 | World Young Horse Championships | Cartello Z | 25th | 5 Year Olds | ||||||
| Number One 26 | 32nd | 5 Year Olds | ||||||||
| Caruso 472 | 16th | 7 Year Olds | ||||||||
| 2014 | World Cup Final | Aragon Z | 14th | |||||||
| 2014 | World Equestrian Games | Codex One | 4th | Team | ||||||
| 30th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2014 | World Young Horse Championships | Air Jordan Alpha Z | 13th | 5 Year Olds | ||||||
| Hui Buh 7 |
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| Casuality Z |
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| Caribis Z | 8th | 7 Year Olds | ||||||||
| 2015 | European Championships | Taloubet Z |
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| 7th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2016 | World Cup Final | Colorit / Taloubet Z | 6th | |||||||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Taloubet Z |
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| 9th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2016 | World Young Horse Championships | Corico Z | 28th | 5 Year Olds | ||||||
| Cornwell 9 | 7th | 6 Year Olds | ||||||||
| Dominator 2000 Z | 23rd | 6 Year Olds | ||||||||
| Comilfo Plus Z | 23rd | 7 Year Olds | ||||||||
| 2018 | World Young Horse Championships | Solid Gold Z |
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| Zampano Z | 6th | 7 Year Olds | ||||||||
| 2019 | World Cup Final | Clintrexo Z | 14th | |||||||
| 2019 | European Championships | Clintrexo Z |
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| 27th | Individual | |||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; DSQ = Disqualified | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Rolex Ranking n°163". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Benammar, Emily (Aug 21, 2008). "Four horses expelled for doping ahead of showjumping final at Beijing Olympics". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ "Doping: Leading German showjumper banned - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ Kirschbaum, Erik (August 23, 2008). "Germany's Ahlmann to be told to refund costs". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ Parkes, Louise (September 24, 2008). "Ahlmann struck off list". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
External links edit
- Official website Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Christian Ahlmann (and here) at FEI
- Christian Ahlmann at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Christian Ahlmann at Olympics.com
- Christian Ahlmann at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
