Björn Nagel

Björn Nagel ( born January 25, 1978 in Brunsbuttel ) is a German show jumper. Nail rode from 2006 to October 2012 for the Ukraine and took at this time at two Olympic Games in part.

Career

1992 and 1993 nail was with the German team European Champion Junior.

At age 21, he got during a tournament in Barcelona suspected of doping, however, could prove his innocence and got off with a fine.

Since 2006, Björn Nagel manages the family farm in Schleswig-Holstein Friedrichskoog. Starting this year, rode nail for the Ukraine, in return him were by Ukrainian billionaire Oleksandr Onishchenko asked horses.

Making his first appearance at an international championship for the Ukraine he had. At the World Equestrian Games 2006 in Aachen The team missed here just a medal ( fourth place ), in the individual competition took nail here with Pilgrim II 28th rank. A year later, nail covered with Loriot at the European Championships in Mannheim Rank 38 in the individual standings and eighth with the team.

His first Olympic Games denied Björn Nagel, 2008 in Hong Kong, where the Ukrainian team reached the 10th place in the individual standings nail was with Magic Bengtsson 46 This was followed by appearances at the World Equestrian Games in 2010 and at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.

In October 2012 Björn Nagel has announced that it will start again in the future for Germany. Nagel commented, "We have not gone apart in battle. I had really interesting six years with the team to Alexandr Onnischenko, but now come new targets. It indeed is also developing further and has other priorities. " Due to a regulation of the World Equestrian Association FEI nail may not participate in World Cup trials, Nations Cups and international championships for two years. He now wants to build young horses for use in competitions.

Björn Nagel was in August 2012 ranked 52 in the world rankings.

Achievements

  • Olympic Summer Games: 2008 Hong Kong: 46 Magic Bengtsson place in the individual standings and 10th place with the team
  • 2012, London: 43 with Niack de L' Abbaye place in the individual standings and 14th place with the team
  • World Equestrian Games: 2006, Aachen: Pilgrim II with 28th place in the individual competition and 4th place with the team
  • 2010 Lexington KY: Va et Viens with van de Zelm 20th place in the individual standings and 16th place with the team
  • European Championships: 1993 Wörthersee ( Junior ): Calando with 1st place in the individual ranking and 1st place in the team
  • 1997 Moorsele ( Young Riders ): 7th place in the individual competition and 4th place with the team
  • 2007 Mannheim: 38 with Loriot place in the individual standings and 8th place with the team

Family

Björn Nagel is the son of show jumper Tjark Nagel, and nephew of 2nd degree Carsten- Otto Nagel.

Horses

  • Magic Bengtsson (* 1994), Wallach
Show jumping European Show Jumping Championships Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics Show Jumping World Cup
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