Christian Ahlmann (born 17 December 1974 in
Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German
equestrian who competes in the sport of
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 ...
. He is married to Judy Ann Melchior (head of
Zangersheide
The Zangersheide is a Belgian breed or stud-book of warmblood sport horses. It is one of three Belgian warmblood breeds or stud-books, the others being the Belgian Sport Horse and the Belgian Warmblood. It is bred at the stud of the same name ...
). He ranks first in the FEI Longines World Ranking List.
Ahlmann won the FEI
Show Jumping World Cup The FEI Show Jumping World Cup is an annual international competition among the world’s best show jumping horses and riders. The series, created in 1978, today comprises 14 leagues on all continents. The best riders from 132 preliminary competiti ...
with Taloubet Z in 2011. In 2014, he was the
CHIO Aachenwinner. He has won several medals with the German team at European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games since 2003. Christian Ahlmann has been seen as an exceptional talent from an early age, being one of the youngest riders ever to receive the "
goldenes Reitabzeichen", at age 14, and is today considered a calm, fine rider with a soft hand.
Doping
During the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, Ahlmann's horse tested positive for the banned substance
capsaicin along with the horses of four other riders, and was subsequently suspended from the Games. Because of the doping charge, the
German Olympic Sports Confederation sent a bill to Ahlmann for his travel and accommodation costs at the Games. As a result of the doping offence, he was struck off the German 'A-Kader' list of elite riders
for two years
and returned to the German team in 2011.
International Championship Results
References
External links
Official website
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1974 births
Living people
Doping cases in equestrian
Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics
German male equestrians
German show jumping riders
German sportspeople in doping cases
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic equestrians for Germany
Olympic medalists in equestrian
People from Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia
Sportspeople from Münster (region)