André Thieme (born April 25, 1975) is a German rider who competes in

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...

. André Thieme was born as the son of Michael Thieme, a dressage rider and “Obersattelmeister” of the state stud in

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. At the age of 19, he received the “Goldene Reitabzeichen”, a mention for ten victories in dressage competitions on high level of difficulty. Thenceforth he focused riding show jumping competitions.portrait
(german, archived version) Thieme is a professional show jumping rider and master horse farm manager (“Pferdewirtschaftsmeister“). In 2007 he was second at the championship of the German professional show jumping riders. In 2009 and 2010 Thieme was the most successful rider of

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.USA-Tournee beendet: André Thieme wieder in der Heimat
March 31, 2011 (German) He was several times part of German Nation Cup teams in Eastern Europe and North America. He lives in

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in the north-east of Germany together with his wife and his son; his horses lives in a stable in Leizen near

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since April 2012. Since 2010 Thieme has much success at horse shows in big horse shows in North America, where he lives some months in the year.Jumping: Ocala: HITS: Germany’s Andre Thieme Captures His Second Grand Prix Win of the Season in the $50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix, Presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS Ocala
March 15, 2011 The first main success in the career of André Theime was his victory in the 78th German show jumping derby in

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. He was the second rider from the former

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(after Holger Wulschner in the year 2000) who win this competition. The Derby is a world-famous show jumping competition over special natural fences. In 2008 he won the derby a second time, in 2011 a third time. His probably biggest success in his career so far was the win of the 2011 $1,000,000 Grand Prix in

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. For this event he had qualified in spring at national tournaments in Florida. In March 2014 he win the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at

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riding ''Contanga''. In the years 2015 to 2017, Thieme and his gelding ''Conthendrix'' was several times part of German Nations Cup teams. During his annual stay in Florida André Thieme win End of March 2021 the final Grand Prix of the Ocala Winter Circuit, riding ''Chakaria''. With this victory Thieme was the first rider was the first rider who won four $1,000,000 Grand Prix organized by HITS, Inc. in his career. Even after returning to Europe, the 2021 season was highly successful for him: He was nominated for two of the four Nations Cups of the Europe Division of the FEI Nations Cup series with ''Chakaria'' and was also victorious with his other horses, for example in the Herzlake Grand Prix. In early July 2021 he was nominated for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was part of the silver winning German team at the European Championships 2021 in Riesenbeck, Germany with ''Chakaria''. With just 2.84 penalties after three rounds, he was the best rider of the German team. With one clear round and four penalties in the final competition André Thieme and ''Chakaria'' won the individual gold medal.

Horses

Current

* Chakaria (born 2010), chestnut mare, German sport horse, sire: Chap, sire of dam: Askari * Conacco (born 2011), bay gelding, Oldenburg show jumping horse, sire: Conoglio, sire of dam: Chacco-Blue * Cupertino (born 2008), bay stallion,

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, sire: Contender, sire of dam: Leonce * Liratus (born 2005), bay gelding, Danish Warmblood, sire: Corratus, sire of dam: Limebrand

Former sport horses

* Cellestial (born 1994), grey

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sire: Cantus; first ridden in sport by Heiko Schmidt, up to beginning 2005 ridden by

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, then ridden by Jan Peters, from Autumn 2005 to beginning 2006 ridden by Rene Tebbel, 2006 ridden by André Thieme, in 2008 ridden by Katrin Schmidt, today breeding sire * Nacorde (born 1995), brown

gelding A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...

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: Concorde, retired from sport in 2012 * Magnus (born 1996), chestnut gelding, sire: Matador, since January 2010 ridden by Andrew Coolen * Antares F (born 2000), grey gelding,

Württemberger The Württemberger, Baden-Württemberger or Württemberg is a Warmblood horse breed originating in Germany. They are primarily riding horses, and are selectively bred for dressage and show jumping. Breed History The breed registry studbook was ...

, sire: Araconit, since July 2010 ridden by McLain Ward * Aragon Rouet (born 2000, former “Aragon ter Spelonck”), dark brown gelding,

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, sire:

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, since autumn 2011 ridden by Meg O'Mara * Katie Riddle (born 2000), grey

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, sire: Kolibri, since 2010 ridden by John McConnell * Coco (born 2001), dark brown gelding,

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, sire: Cellestial, at the World Breeding Jumping Championships for young horses and in 2011 ridden by André Thieme, up to 2010 ridden by Heiko Schmidt, since then owned and ridden by Seth Vallhonrat, since May 2011 ridden by

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* Uvalier (born 2001), brown gelding,

, sire: Cavalier, in Spring 2011 sold to Canada * Caesar (born 2002), chestnut gelding, stud book of Zangersheide, sire: Canabis Z, since 2012 ridden by Christi Israel * Contanga (born 2004), bay mare, Oldenburg Show Jumping horse, sire: Catoki, sold in summer 2015 to

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* Conthendrix (born 2004), grey gelding, Holsteiner, sire: Contendro, sire of dam: Cor de la Bryère; Ridden by Mary Looke from 2018 * Voigtsdorfs Quonschbob (born 2004, former name: ''Querly P''), dark bay gelding, Oldenburg Show Jumping horse, sire: Querlybet Hero

Results (since 2005)

International Championships

* 2021: **

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, Japan: 9. place team and 31. place individual **

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, Riesenbeck, Germany: team silver medal and individual gold medal

Other major results

* 2021: ** Grand Prix of Klein Roscharden (CSI 2*): 4th place with ''Conacco'' ** Nations Cup of Sopot (CSIO 5*): 1st place with ''Chakaria'' ** Grand Prix of St. Gallen (CSIO 5*): 4th place with ''Chakaria'' ** Nations Cup of St. Gallen (CSIO 5*): 2nd place with ''Chakaria'' ** CSI 2* Grand Prix of Herzlake-Gut Einhaus: 1st place with ''Conacco'' ** Grand Prix of Redefin (CSI 2*): 2nd place with ''Chakaria'' ** Great American $1 Million Grand Prix of Ocala: 1st place with ''Chakaria'' ** 200.000 US-$-Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS IX: 3rd place with ''Crazy Girl'' ** Grand Prix of the 8th week of the

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at Wellington FL (CSIO 4*): 2nd place with ''Chakaria'' ** 150.000 US-$ Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS VI: 1st place with ''Crazy Girl'' ** 200.000 US-$ Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS V: 3rd place with ''Crazy Girl'' ** 150.000 US-$ Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS IV: 1st place with ''Conacco'' ** 75.000 US-$ Grand Prix of the World Equestrian Ocala Winter Spectacular Nr. 6: 3rd place with ''Chakaria'' * 2020: ** 200.000 US-$ Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS V: 3rd place with ''Cellisto'' ** Grand Prix of Dorfchemnitz (national class): 2nd place with ''Contadur'' ** Nations Cup of Praha (CSIO 3*): 4th place with ''Chakaria'' ** German show jumping championship at Riesenbeck: 5th place with ''Chakaria'' * 2019: ** 50.000 US-$ Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS VI: 3rd place with ''Cupertino'' ** World cup leg of Ocala (CSI 3*-W Live Oak International): 2nd place with ''Aretino'' ** Championship of Hamburg (CSI 5*): 3rd place with ''Crazy Girl V'' ** Grand Prix of Werder (Havel) (national class): 1st place with ''Aretino'' ** Falsterbo Derby at CSIO 5* Falsterbo: 1st place with ''Contadur'' ** Grand Prix of Görlitz (national class): 2nd place with ''Contadur'' ** Grand Prix of Gadebusch (national class): 3rd place with ''Contadur'' ** Grand Prix of Sachsen (Chemnitz, national class) 2nd place with ''Liratus'' * 2018: ** CSI 3* Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS VI: 2nd place with ''Cupertino'' ** 50.000 US-$ Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS VII: 3rd place with ''Cupertino'' ** Grand Prix of Mühlengeez (national class): 1st place with ''Aretino'' ** Nations Cup of Calgary at the

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(CSIO 5*): 1st place with ''Aretino'' ** Grand Prix of Forst (Lausitz) (national class): 1st place with ''Contadur'' ** Grand Prix of Saxony (Chemnitz, national class): 1st place with ''Aretino'' * 2017: ** CSI 2*-Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS VI: 3rd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** World cup leg of Ocala (CSI 3*-W Live Oak International): 2nd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** AIG $1 Million Grand Prix of Thermal: 4th place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Great American $1 Million Grand Prix of Ocala: 3rd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Nations Cup of Lummen (CSIO 5*): 1st place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Nations Cup of St. Gallen (CSIO 5*): 3rd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** State championship of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 3rd place with ''Cupertino''Drei erfolgreiche Titelverteidiger beim 28. Landesturnier
Landesverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern für Reiten, Fahren und Voltigieren e.V., July 10, 2017 ** Nations Cup of Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): 2nd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Grand Prix of Mühlengeez (national class): 1st place with ''Contadur'' ** 1,000,000 US-$-Grand Prix of Saugerties (CSI 5*): 1st place with ''Conthendrix'' * 2016: ** 50,000 US-$-Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS VI: 2nd place with ''Cellisto'' ** 50,000 US-$-Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS VIII: 2nd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** 87th German show jumping derby (CSI 3* Hamburg): 3rd place with ''Quonschbob'' ** Nations Cup of Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): no faults in both rounds with ''Conthendrix'' ** Grand Prix of Aschersleben: 2nd place with ''Liratus'' ** Grand Prix of Paderborn (CSI 3*): 3rd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Grand Prix of Saxonia at Chemnitz: 2nd place with ''Liratus'' ** World cup leg of Poznań (CSI 3*-W): 2nd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** 2016 Riders Tour season ranking: 2nd place * 2015: ** Grand Prix at the CSIO 4* Ocala: 3rd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** 50,000 US-$-Grand Prix of Ocala / HITS VI: 2nd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Grand Prix of Redefin (CSI 3*): 3rd place with ''Ramona de Flobecq'' ** 86th German show jumping derby (CSI 3* Hamburg): 2nd place with ''Quonschbob'' ** Nations Cup of Sopot (CSIO 5*): 1st place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Grand Prix of Aachen (CSI 5*): 7th place with ''Contanga'' ** German show jumping championships at Balve: 13th place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Grand Prix of Groß Viegeln (CSI 3*): 3rd place with ''Conthendrix'' * 2014: ** $1,000,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida) / HITS X: 1st place with ''Contanga'' ** Grand Prix of Forst (Lausitz), 2nd place with ''Conthendrix'' ** German show jumping championships at Balve: 12th place (with ''Conthendrix'') and 13th place (with ''Contanga'') ** Nations Cup of Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): 1st place with ''Conthendrix'' ** Grand Prix of Falsterbo (CSIO 5*) 2nd place with ''Contanga'' ** Nations Cup of Hickstead (CSIO 5*): 2nd place with ''Contanga'' ** Nations Cup of Porto Alegre (CSIO 4*): 2nd place with ''Ramona de Flobecq'' * 2013: ** $50,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida) / HITS IV: 2nd place with ''Catharina'' ** $50,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida) / HITS VI: 2nd place with ''Quonschbob'' ** Nations Cup of Wellington FL (CSIO 4*): 3rd place with ''Contanga'' ** $100,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida) / HITS IX: 1st place with ''Contanga'' ** Grand Prix of Gijon (CSIO 5*): 1st place with ''Contanga'' * 2012: ** $25,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida) / HITS II : 1st place with ''Caesar'' ** Championat of Redefin (Germany, CSI 2*): 1st place with ''Nacorde'' * 2011: ** $1,000,000 Grand Prix in Saugerties (New York): 1st place with ''Aragon Rouet'' ** Show jumping championship of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sukow: 2nd place ** 82nd German show jumping derby in Hamburg: 1st place with ''Nacorde'' ** Grand Prix of Redefin (Germany, CSI 2*): 1st place with ''Aragon Rouet'' ** $100,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida) / HITS VI: 3rd place with ''Coco'' ** $50,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida) / HITS V: 1st place with ''Coco'' ** $50,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida) / HITS II : 1st place with ''Caesar'', 3rd place with ''Uvalier'' * 2010: ** Show jumping championship of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sukow: 1st place ** $1,000,000 Grand Prix in Saugerties (New York): 9th place with ''Aragon Rouet'' **

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(CSI 4*): 3rd place with ''Nacorde'' ** Nations Cup of Poland, Sopot (CSIO 3*): 1st place as part of the German team with ''Aragon Rouet'' ** $100,000 Grand Prix of Devon (Pennsylvania): 3rd place with ''Antares F'' ** $300,000 Grand Prix in Thermal (California): 5th place with ''Aragon Rouet'' ** $75,000 Grand Prix in Ocala (Florida): 1st place with ''Caesar'', 3rd place with ''Aragon Rouet'' ** Nations Cup of United States, Wellington FL (CSIO 4*): 5th place as part of the German team with ''Antares F'' * 2009: ** Grand Prix of Redefin (Germany, CSI 2*): 1st place with ''Katie Riddle'' ** 80th German show jumping derby in Hamburg: 3rd place with ''Nacorde'' ** Nations Cup of Poland, Sopot (CSIO 3*): 3rd place as part of the German team with ''Katie Riddle'' * 2008: ** 79th German show jumping derby in Hamburg: 1st place with ''Nacorde'' ** Nations Cup of Poland, Poznań (CSIO 4*): 4th place as part of the German team with ''Nacorde'' * 2007: ** 78th German show jumping derby in Hamburg: 1st place with ''Nacorde'' ** German championship of the professional show jumping riders, Bad Oeynhausen: 2nd place ** Swedish show jumping derby, Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): 2nd place with ''Nacorde'' ** Indoor show jumping championship of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Redefin: 1st place with ''Magnus'' * 2006: ** Nations Cup of Hungary, Kiskunhalas (CSIO 4*-W): 1st place as part of the German team with ''Cellestial'' ** 77th German show jumping derby in Hamburg: 2nd place with ''Nacorde'' ** World Breeding Jumping Championships for young horses, Zangersheide (Belgium) – Five-year-old horses championship: 3rd place with ''Coco'' * 2005: ** Nations Cup of Estonia, Tallinn (CSIO 4*-W): 1st place as part of the German team

External links

web page of André Thieme

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thieme, Andre 1975 births Living people People from Plau am See People from Bezirk Schwerin German show jumping riders German male equestrians Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Germany