Grete Ayache (born 12 March 1982 in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

, Estonia), born as Grete Püvi, is an Estonian

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rider. Representing Estonia, she competed at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at the 2011 European Dressage Championship. She placed 61st place in individual dressage at the 2011 Europeans held in

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. She retired her Grand Prix horse, Talent, from the competition in 2016. The horse had been previously ridden by Bernard Bosseaux. In 2017 she won 3rd place in the FEI World Cup Dressage Central European League Freestyle competition.

Personal

Grete started riding at the age of 12. She made her international debut in 2005 during the CDI in Warka, Poland. She is married to the reserve rider for the French Olympic team in 2016;

Alexandre Ayache Alexandre Ayache (born 20 September 1982 in Nice) is a French dressage rider. He represented France at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy where he finished 11th in team dressage and 62nd in the individual dressage competition. Ayache ...

and together they have a daughter. She lives in

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. Her sister Pirjo Püvi is an opera singer and her uncle is Leo Näppinen, an Estonian scientist. Grete is fluent in Estonian, French, English, German, Finnish and Russian.

Personal bests

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Living people 1982 births Sportspeople from Tallinn Estonian female equestrians Estonian dressage riders {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub