Edwina Tops-Alexander
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Edwina Tops-Alexander | |
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Pymble Ladies College Australian College of Physical Education | |
Occupation | Professional Showjumper |
Years active | 1998–Present |
Known for | 2016 Summer Olympics and winning The Global Champions Tour in 2011 and 2012 |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Spouse | Jan Tops |
Edwina Tops-Alexander (born 29 March 1974) is an Australian showjumper known for her participation in three Olympics, finishing in the top ten twice. She is the first Australian to place in the top 10 at the World Equestrian Games and the first rider to earn more than €1 million in prize money on the Global Champions Tour. She is Australia's most decorated female equestrian.
Tops-Alexander began riding at age eight through her local Pony Club. In 1995, she won the Australian Young Rider's Championship. She made her debut representing Australia in 1998, the same year that she moved to Europe. In 2000, Tops-Alexander met Dutch rider Jan Tops, who became her coach and later, her husband. In 2002, Tops-Alexander competed at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), hosted that year in Jerez, for the first time. In 2006, she placed fourth at WEG Aachen. That year, she also competed on the Global Champions Tour for the first time. She rode at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing ninth individually and helping Team Australia to a seventh-place finish. In 2010, she was the overall winner of the Global Champions Tour. In 2012 she competed at the London Olympics. In 2014 she became the first rider to earn more than €1 million in prize money on the Global Champions Tour. She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, captaining the Australian showjumping team and finishing ninth individually. Tops-Alexander finished second, after Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, on the 2016 Longines Global Champions Tour.[1][2]
Career
1982–1997: Young rider
Alexander began riding at the age of eight. She became interested in horses because her neighbor had a barn and she watched them ride on the weekends. The Avondale Pony Club in
1998–2005: Move to Europe and professional beginnings
In 1998, wanting to ride against the top riders in the world, she moved to Europe, taking her horse, Mr. Dundee, with her to Belgium.[3] In 1999, before beginning her own company, she competed for Ludo Philippaerts, a famous show jumper, for about three years.[4]
2006–2012: First two Olympic cycles
In 2006 in Aachen Germany, she became the first Australian to make the final of the individual jumping competition at the
2013–present: Prizewinning record, third Olympics, hiatus and return
In 2016 Edwina won the Miami Beach Grand Prix, the first Global Champions Tour round of the season. Edwina placed ninth in the individual showjumping during the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Lintea Tequila. She currently has Lintea Tequila, California, and Carentina De Jonter as her main horses.
On 19 March 2017 Tops-Alexander won the Saut Hermes competition in Paris, on the mare California. A week later, she announced an indefinite hiatus from competition due to her pregnancy.
On 14 September 2017, Tops-Alexander made a return to 5* competition in Switzerland. "To be honest I never really felt like I was on a break. I was so busy I didn't even get time to read a book. I had a very easy pregnancy. I was never tired and I had no sickness except for having no appetite. I just enjoy so much spending time with Chloé and getting to understand her" said Tops-Alexander in an interview.[7]
Tops-Alexander was selected for the
Personal life
Alexander attended
She suffered a serious fall in 2007 during a Grand Prix in Estoril, Portugal, and split her lip. In 2012, she suffered a broken wrist and a concussion after falling, during a show in France.
On 28 March 2017, Tops-Alexander announced that she was putting her career on hold and leaving the sport as she prepared to give birth to her first daughter in August 2017. Chloe Cornelia Jennifer Tops was born on 30 July 2017 in the Princess Grace Hospital Centre, Monaco.[10]
Endorsements
Tops-Alexander was sponsored by Gucci until 2016. She is currently sponsored by Equestrian Stockholm, a Swedish equestrian fashion brand, Equifit Inc. and Jaeger-LeCoultre, a Swiss watchmaker.[11]
References
- ^ "Results of Edwina Tops-Alexander – LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR". www.globalchampionstour.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Results of Rolf-Göran Bengtsson – LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR". www.globalchampionstour.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b Rotterdam, Yuna. "Edwina Alexander". Edwinaalexander.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Edwina Alexander". Archived from the original on 13 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Australian Olympic Committee: London 2012". London2012.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Team Jumping - Olympic Equestrian | London 2012". Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "She is back ! | Equestrian Australia". www.equestrian.org.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "A baby girl for Edwina Tops-Alexander and Jan Tops | World of Showjumping". www.worldofshowjumping.com. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Edwina Tops-Alexander in new nutritional partnership Global Champions Tour". Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.