Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Princess Nathalie zu Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg, full name Nathalie Xenia Benedikte Princess Margareta of Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg ( born 2 May 1975 in Copenhagen ) is a Danish-German dressage rider.

Life

Nathalie zu Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg the youngest daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark ( b. 1944 ) and Richard of Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg ( b. 1934 ), eldest son of Prince Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg and Countess Margareta of Sweden Fouché d' Otrante. Her maternal grandparents are the Danish King Frederick IX. and Princess Ingrid of Sweden. It is thus a niece of Queen Margrethe II and the Greek ex- Queen Anne -Marie of Denmark. She grew up with her ​​siblings at Schloss Berleburg and Denmark. In 1996, Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg in the Danish nationality.

Already in his early childhood, she discovered her love of horses and horse riding. After high school she started in 1994 training in the cavalry in the Swedish stud " Flyinge " in Finnish teacher Kyra Kyrklund, the Vice World Champion 1990 in dressage riding. Their successes began with the participation of the Danish team at the European Championships for young riders, which she completed with the bronze medal. Later she moved to the training of the former head coach of the German dressage team and later coach of the U.S. dressage team, Klaus Balkenhol. In addition to the horse she breeds with her mother in Bad Berleburg dressage horses.

At the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in 2008, she won on Digby with the Danish dressage team the bronze medal.

Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg was since January 4, 2010 with Alexander Johann man, the son of Heinrich Wilhelm Johann man, engaged. The civil wedding took place on 27 May 2010 held at the Orangery in the park at Berleburg, the church wedding on June 18, 2011 in the Evangelical Church of Bad Berleburg. Their son was born on 24 July 2010. He was baptized on December 26th in the chapel of Schloss Berleburg in the name of Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard. His godparents are Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Ann -Kathrin Johannsmann and Prince Gustav of Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg.

Achievements and Medals

  • 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 with the Danish Olympic team; replacement rider
  • 2001 Danish Dressage Championship; bronze Medal
  • 2001 European Dressage Championships in Verden; Bronze Medal for the Danish team
  • 2002 Danish Dressage Championship; gold
  • 2002 World Championship; 4th place with the Danish team
  • 2003 European Championship
  • 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 with the Danish Olympic team
  • 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in 2008 with the Danish Olympic team; bronze Medal
  • 2010 World Equestrian Games; 5th place with the Danish team, 7th place in the individual scores ( Spécial GP and GP Freestyle)
  • 2011 World Cup Final: 2nd place
Margareta Fouché Finland 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games
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