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Christoph Wahler

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Christoph Wahler
Christoph Wahler in 2019
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30)
Uelzen, Germany
EducationGerman Military School of Sport at Warendorf, Agricultural Studies at University of Osnabrueck
Occupation(s)Manager of the family business, Klosterhof Medingen stud
Sport
Country Germany
SportEquestrian
Coached byAnne-Kathrin Pohlmeier (GER) - dressage
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2024 Summer Olympics

Christoph Wahler (born 21 January 1994 in Uelzen, Germany) is a German eventing rider.

Career

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He competed at the 2022 World Championships in Proton del Vivaro, where he won a Gold team medal with the German team.[1] Wahler competed at the 2021 and 2023 European Championships,[2] and earned silver medals at the European Championships in 2014 and 2015.[3]

Wahler is a third generation horseman. He the son of event rider, Burkhard Wahler, who was the German national champion in 1984.[4] His grandfather Eugen Wahler founded a horse breeding facility at Klosterhof Medingen in the 1960s, which Wahler runs today.[3]

2024 Olympics

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In 2024, he was selected to compete for Germany at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.[5] After posting 29.4 penalties in dressage,[6] Wahler was eliminated in cross-country when he fell from his mount Carjatan S. Before Wahler's fall, Germany was the second placed team in the competition.[7] Whaler and Carjantan S. were allowed to compete in the showjumping phase, where they posted a clear round.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bio". www.fei.org. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Start-Reiter Wahler bei WM ohne Hindernis-Fehler". Volksstimme (in German).
  3. ^ a b "Christoph Wahler". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Olympia 2024/Reiten: Teilnehmer im Porträt – Christoph (Wahler) hat Bock auf mehr -". St.GEORG. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "OLYMPIA 2024: DEUTSCHE MEDAILLENTRÄUME IM TEAM BEI VIELSEITIGKEITSREITEN NACH STURZ VON CHRISTOPH WAHLER GEPLATZT". Eurosport.de (in German). 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Olympia 2024: Christoph Wahler und der Ritt seines Lebens - es folgt die brutale Enttäuschung -". St.GEORG. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Shock elimination for Germany in Olympic cross-country". Horse & Hound. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Eventing team and individual results". Olympics.com.
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