Christina Liebherr
Appearance
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Full name | Christina Liebherr | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Show jumping | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Stuttgart, West Germany | 16 March 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christina Liebherr (born 16 March 1979) is a German-born Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.
She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.[1]
Career
[edit]Christina Liebherr began riding at the age of nine. From December 1995 till August 2011 she was trained by German Rider Susanne Behring.
She was selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics where she rode LB No Mercy and won the bronze medal in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.
Personal life
[edit]Her grandfather is the founder of the Liebherr Group; Hans Liebherr.
Horses
[edit]Current
[edit]- LB Callas Sitte (born 1998), Zangersheide, Mare, sire: Calvaro Z, Owner: Hans Liebherr
- LB Con Grazia CH (born 2003), Mare, sire: Con Spirito R, damsire: Karondo v. Schlösslihof, Owner: Hans Liebherr
Former show horses
[edit]- LB No Mercy (born 1995), Gelding, sire: Libero H, damsire: Dillenburg, Owner: Hans Liebherr
Successes
[edit]- Olympic Games:
- 2004: with LB No Mercy - Rank 5 (Team) + Rank 14 (Individual)
- 2008: with LB No Mercy - Rank 3 (Team)
- FEI World Equestrian Games
- 2006, Aachen: Rank 5 (Team) + Rank 11 (Individual)
- European Championships:
- 2005, San Patrignano: Rank 2 (Team) + Rank 2 (Individual)
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christina Liebherr.
- ^ "Norwegian stripped of Olympic equestrian bronze". USA Today. Associated Press. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic equestrians for Switzerland
- Swiss show jumping riders
- Swiss female equestrians
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Swiss people of German descent
- Sportspeople from Stuttgart
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swiss equestrian biography stubs
- Swiss Olympic medalist stubs