Olympics - Heike Holstein Selected To Represent Ireland
The chairman of the Dressage Ireland International Affairs committee,
Mrs Joan Keogh, announced this evening (Wednesday 30th June 2004)
that Heike Holstein has been selected to represent Ireland at the
Olympic Games. Heike will compete in Athens on the 12 year old hannovarian
gelding Welt Adel
RIDER PROFILE:
HEIKE HOLSTEIN
Date of Birth: 10/12/1971
Height: 170cm
Weight: 60kg
Horse: Welt Adel
12 year old Hannovarian gelding.
Career performance:
Heike Holstein was born in Dublin and lives with her husband Andrew
at the Sweep Stud, Carbury, Co Kildare.
She has been national dressage champion of Ireland no less than 8
times - a record. She was a member of the first ever international
dressage team to represent Ireland (World Equestrian Games, Rome in
1998). The following year she was on the Irish team at the European
Dressage Championships in Arnhem and placed 23rd in the individual
line up.
Heike was the youngest competitor in the dressage competition at the
Atlanta Olympic Games. Four years later she represented Ireland at
the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
In 2002 Heike was a member of the Irish team at the World Equestrian
Games in Jerez with the imposing hannovarian gelding Welt Adel in
his debut season on the international circuit. Last year she qualified
for the Grand Prix Speciale (Top 25) at the European Championships
in Hickstead with Welt Adel and placed 20th thereby securing an individual
Olympic qualification place for Ireland.
During her career on the international dressage circuit she has recorded
the following notable results:
Grand Prix - Arnhem CDI - 1996 - The Netherlands - 3rd
Grand Prix - Saumur CDI - 1996 - France - 2nd
Grand Prix - Les Aspres CDI - 1996 - France - 2nd
Grand Prix - Addington CDI -1997 - Great Britain - 2nd
Grand Prix - Hickstead CDI -1997 - Great Britain - 2nd
Grand Prix - Monza CDI - 2000 - Italy - 3rd
Grand Prix - Hickstead CDI 2000 - Great Britain - 2nd
Grand Prix Speciale - Lipica CDI -2002 - Slovenia - 1st
Grand Prix - Lipica CDI - 2003 - Slovenia - 3rd
Grand Prix - Frys CDI - 2003 - UK - 5th
Grand Prix Speciale - Frys CDI - 2003 -Great Britain - 2nd
Grand Prix - Lipica CDI - 2004 - Slovenia - 3rd
Grand Prix Speciale - Lipica CDI - 2004 - Slovenia - 2nd
Heike was awarded the Irish Field Dressage Rider of the year award
in 1998 & 2003.
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