Victoria "Vici" Max-Theurer (born 24 October 1985 in

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...

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) is an Austrian Olympic

dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...

rider. Representing Austria, she has competed at five Olympic Games (in

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and

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). Her best Olympic result is 8th place achieved in the team dressage competition in 2004, while her highest individual Olympic placement is 13th place from

. She has also competed at two

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(2006 and 2014) and at nine

European Dressage Championships The European Dressage Championships are the European championships for the equestrian discipline of dressage. They are held every two years in odd-numbered years. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in both individual and team competition ...

(2003 - 2017, 2021). She placed 5th in both special and freestyle individual competitions at the 2009 European Championships held at

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. In 2021, she withdrew from the Olympic competition just hours before the event because her horse had a dental problem. She is the daughter of

Elisabeth Theurer Elisabeth "Sissy" Theurer (born 20 September 1956) is an equestrian from Austria, now known as Elisabeth Max-Theurer after marriage. Biography She began horse riding at age 10. In 1968 she met Hans Max, a riding instructor, in cooperation with ...

, the 1980 Olympic champion in individual dressage.

Personal bests

Notable Horses

* Falcao - 1987 Grey Gelding (Jaquetao x Zina) ** 2004 Athens Olympics - Team 8th place, Individual 20th place ** 2005 European Championships - Team 10th place, Individual 21st place * Weinrausch - 1992 Bay Hannoverian Gelding (Walt Disney x Darling) ** 2003 European Championships - Individual 26th place * Falcao OLD - 1992 Bay Oldenburg Gelding (Feiner Stern x Odienne) ** 2007 European Championships - Team 8th place, Special 12th place, Freestyle 12th place ** 2008 Beijing Olympics - Individual 27th place * Augustin OLD - 2000 Bay Oldenburg Stallion (August Der Starke x Rohdiamant) ** 2009 European Championships - Special 5th place, Freestyle 5th place, Team 6th place ** 2012 London Olympics - Individual 13th place ** 2013 European Championships - Team 6th place, Freestyle 10th place, Special 12th place ** 2014 World Championships - Special 6th place, Freestyle 6th place, Team 8th place * Blind Date - 2002 Chestnut Hannoverian Mare (Breitling W x

Donnerhall Donnerhall (May 31, 1981 – January 14, 2002) was a dressage stallion who was known not only for having a successful career as a sport horse, but also passing on his abilities to his offspring to become an influential sire. Pedigree Donnerhall w ...

) ** 2015 European Championships - Team 9th place, Special 21st place ** 2017 European Championships - Team 9th place, Individual 34th place * Della Cavelleria OLD - 2003 Bay Brown Oldenburg Mare (Diamond Hit x Rubinstein I) ** 2016 Rio Olympics - Individual 34th place

References

Living people 1985 births Sportspeople from Linz Austrian female equestrians Austrian dressage riders Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of Austria {{Austria-equestrian-bio-stub