Christoph Wahler
Christoph Wahler in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 21 January 1994 |
| Education | German 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 |
| Sport | Equestrian |
| Coached by | Anne-Kathrin Pohlmeier (GER) - dressage |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2024 Summer Olympics |
Christoph Wahler (born 21 January 1994 in Uelzen, Germany) is a German eventing rider.
Career
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
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
- ^ "Bio". www.fei.org. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Start-Reiter Wahler bei WM ohne Hindernis-Fehler". Volksstimme (in German).
- ^ a b "Christoph Wahler". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympia 2024/Reiten: Teilnehmer im Porträt – Christoph (Wahler) hat Bock auf mehr -". St.GEORG. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "OLYMPIA 2024: DEUTSCHE MEDAILLENTRÄUME IM TEAM BEI VIELSEITIGKEITSREITEN NACH STURZ VON CHRISTOPH WAHLER GEPLATZT". Eurosport.de (in German). 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympia 2024: Christoph Wahler und der Ritt seines Lebens - es folgt die brutale Enttäuschung -". St.GEORG. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Shock elimination for Germany in Olympic cross-country". Horse & Hound. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Eventing team and individual results". Olympics.com.
External links
- Christoph Wahler (and here) at FEI