Anders Dahl (born 11 March 1976) is a Danish Olympic

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rider. He competed at the

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where he finished 30th in the

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and 6th in the team competition. Dahl also competed at the 2006 World Equestrian Games, placing 4th in team dressage. In 2008, he participated at

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final in

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where he finished 10th. He was married to the fellow dressage rider

Fiona Bigwood Fiona Bigwood (born 24 April 1976) is a British dressage rider, and winner of a silver medal in the team dressage event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Bigwood was born on 24 April 1976. By the time she was 10 years old, Bigwood rode ...

. In 2016, Dahl and his now ex-wife Bigwood relocated from Bourne Hill House in

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to Brantridge Park in order to establish a new world class equestrian facitlity.Bigwood and Dahl Sell Bourne Hill and Relocate to Brantridge Park
Retrieved 2/5/21. Dahl is now thought to be living in another property in West Sussex following his divorce from Bigwood.

Notable horses

* Afrikka - 1990 Bay Gelding ** 2006 World Equestrian Games - Team Fourth Place, Individual 34th Place ** 2008 FEI World Cup Final - Tenth Place * Selten HW - 2004 Black Hanoverian Gelding (Sandro Hit x Hohenstein) ** 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Sixth Place, Individual 30th Place

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* Living people 1976 births Danish male equestrians Danish dressage riders Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Denmark People from Balcombe, West Sussex {{Denmark-equestrian-bio-stub