Anabel Balkenhol (born April 8, 1972, in Hilden, Germany) is a German Olympic dressage rider.[1] Representing Germany, she competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where she finished 19th in the individual competition.

Anabel Balkenhol
Balkenhol in 2013
Personal information
Born (1972-04-08) 8 April 1972 (age 52)
Hilden, West Germany
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kentucky Team dressage

She also competed at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky where she won a bronze medal in team dressage and finished 8th in the Grand Prix Special dressage competition.[2]

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Balkenhol is the daughter of Klaus Balkenhol, a multiple Olympic medalist. After leaving school and graduating from high school in 1993, Balkenhol studied special education.

In 1999, she graduated as an office clerk from the German Equestrian Federation, and then moved to the United States where she lived from 2000 to 2002.

References edit

  1. ^ "Anabel Balkenhol". fei.org. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Anabel Balkenhol German Horse Center". germanhorsecenter.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

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