Julia Krajewski (born 22 October 1988)[1] is a German equestrian. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal in the team eventing.

Julia Krajewski
Julia Krajewski (2015)
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 (age 35)
Langenhagen, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportEquestrianism
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual eventing
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team eventing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pratoni Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 2022 Pratoni Individual eventing

In 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Krajewski won the gold medal in the individual eventing, becoming the first female athlete ever to do so.[2]

CCI 5* Results edit

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
2013 WD (London-Return OLD)
2014-15 Did not participate
2016   (Samourai du Thot)
2017   (Samourai du Thot)
2018 Did not participate
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

International Championship Results edit

Results
Year Event Horse Placing Notes
2002 European Pony Championships Cyrano 89   Team
  Individual
2005 European Junior Championships Leading Edge 2   Team
5th Individual
2006 European Junior Championships Leading Edge 2   Team
  Individual
2008 European Young Rider Championships Lost Prophecy   Team
  Individual
2009 European Young Rider Championships Lost Prophecy   Team
32nd Individual
2011 European Championships After The Battle RET Individual
2015 World Young Horse Championships Chipmunk FRH 29th CCI**
2016 Olympic Games Samourai du Thot   Team
EL Individual
2017 European Championships Samourai du Thot 10th Team
DSQ Individual
2018 World Equestrian Games Chipmunk FRH 5th Team
39th Individual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew; DSQ = Disqualified

Notable Horses edit

  • Cyrano 89 - 1994 Chestnut Oldenburg Gelding (Vikotria's Chirac x Dandy)
    • 2002 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal
  • Leading Edge 2 - 1998 Dark Bay Oldenburg Gelding (Lady's King x Ramiro)
    • 2005 European Junior Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Fifth Place
    • 2006 European Junior Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal
  • Lost Prophecy - 2000 Black Oldenburg Gelding (Larioni x Lanthan)
    • 2008 European Young Rider Championships - Team Silver Medal, Individual Silver Medal
  • After The Battle - 1995 Bay Gelding (General XX x Angriff XX)
    • 2009 European Young Rider Championships - Team Silver Medal
  • Samourai du Thot - 2006 Bay Selle Francais Gelding (Milor Landais x Flipper d'Elle)
    • 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Silver Medal
    • 2017 Luhmuhlen CCI**** Winner
  • Amande de B’Neville - Mare
    • 2021 Samur, France CCI**** - Winner
    • 2021 German Championships - Bronze Medal
    • 2020 Tokyo Olympics - Individual Gold Medal [3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Julia Krajewski". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Julia Krajewski creates history with individual eventing Olympic title at Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "British take team title and Krajewski grabs individual gold for Germany". 2 August 2021.