Andreas Dibowski

Andreas Dibowski ( born March 29, 1966 in Hamburg ) is a German eventing rider.

Career and success

In October 1975 Dibowskis family moved from Hamburg to Wohlesbostel. His parents wanted him and his sister the opportunity to could live out their love of animals and nature in the appropriate environment. His first pony was Dibowski in the spring of 1976. With this he competed in a row first rural tournaments in the area. Three years later he received at Uwe Wichmann in Harburg in his jumping and dressage equestrian training.

In 1982 he got his first big horse, a year later, he opted for the versatility cavalry. From 1984 to 1987 he trained as a horse trainer in the Lower Saxony riding school in Hoya. In Sacramento, followed in 1988 /89 training in jumping at Rudy Leone. He was first of Lower Saxony national champion and competed at CCI.

Since 1990 Dibowski is Pferdewirtschaftsmeister. In 1993 he reached the CCI in Falsterbo as runner-up a first international success. 1995 Dibowski was on Goldika European Vice Champion of rural riders and European champion with the team in Holziken. Since 1997 he runs his own eventing stables at the farm Irenenhof in Döhle. In the same year he was at the European Championships at Burghley House with Andora eleventh.

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Dibowski was with Leona Dancer fourth with the team. He also reached the second place in the 2000 FEI World Ranking. A year later, he reached with Ginger fifth place at the European Championships in Pau. Outstanding result for 2002 was the second place in the World Cup standings. He also began with Leonas Dancer at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez.

2004 Dibowski could participate for the second time in the Olympic Games with Little Lemon in Athens. Because of the complications to Bettina Hoy, he won the team competition is not the sporty reached gold medal, but missed a medal in fourth place again. In individual competition, he was Thirteenth. In 2005 he reached Servewell seventh place at the European Championship in Blenheim and finished sixth in the FEI World Ranking.

2008 Dibowski started with Butts Leon for the third time in the Olympic Games. He was here a substitute for Bettina Hoy, whose horse had been injured. 12 August 2008 Dibowski was in eventing at the Olympics in Beijing together with Ingrid Klimke, Hinrich Romeike, Peter Thomsen and Frank Ostholt Olympic gold medalist with the team. In 2009 he won the Hanoverian mare FRH Serve Well the CICO *** of the CHIO Aachen.

At the World Equestrian Games in 2010, he was awarded Butts Leon fifth with the team and 46th in singles. He won the end of 2010 FRH Fantasia, the CCI 4 * exam in Pau, followed in June 2011 with his first victory Butts Leon in the CCI 4 * in Luhmühlen. At the European Championships in 2011 he was part of the German team that won the team gold medal, he resigned FRH Fantasia of the terrain.

At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Dibowski did not participate after his former Spitz horse Butts Leon was sold in late 2011 to the starting for Thailand Nina Ligon. After the horse over a year later was up for sale, acquired among others, the versatility of the DOKR committee chairman, Holger Heigel, Butts Leon and put him Dibowski available again. In 2013, Andreas Dibowski with Butts Avedon once again part of the German team gold at the European Championships in the individual competition, he made ​​it to number 16 a few weeks later he was awarded Butts Leon for the first time German champion.

From June to August 2010, he held the first place in the world rankings.

Horses

  • FRH Butts Leon (* 1997), brown Hanoverian gelding, Sire: Heraldry xx, dam sire: Star Regent xx, breeder: Friedrich Butt, Owner: Susanne and Holger Heigel, ridden by the end of 2011 to 2012 of Nina Ligon
  • FRH Fantasia ( * 2000 ), dark bay Hanoverian mare, Sire: Federweisser, mother father: Quasi Roi
  • FRH Butts Avedon (* 2003), Hanoverian gelding Rapp, Father: Heraldry xx, Mother Father: Crowned Crane xx, breeder: Friedrich Butt
  • FRH Serve Well (* 1994), bay Hanoverian mare, Sire: Sherlock Holmes, mother father: Warkant, last used in international sport in 2009
  • FRH Little Lemon (* 1991), brown Hanoverian gelding, sire: Lemon xx, mother father Cup, last used in 2008 in international sport
  • FRH Leonas Dancer ( * 1991), brown Hanoverian gelding, Sire: Solo Dancer xx, mother father: Basalt xx, was ridden from 2007 by Nico seater
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