Laura Tomlinson

Laura Tomlinson

Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
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Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 Olympic Games Team Dressage
(with Mistral Højris)
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Olympic Games Individual Dressage
(with Mistral Højris)
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kentucky Team – Grand Prix
(with Mistral Højris)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kentucky Individual – Grand Prix Special
(with Mistral Højris)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kentucky Individual – Grand Prix Freestyle
(with Mistral Højris)
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rotterdam Team – Grand Prix
(with Mistral Højris)
Silver medal – second place 2009 Windsor Team – Grand Prix
(with Mistral Højris)
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Windsor Individual – Grand Prix Special
(with Mistral Højris)
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rotterdam Individual – Grand Prix Special
(with Mistral Højris)

Laura Tomlinson MBE (née Bechtolsheimer; born 31 January 1985, in Mainz, Germany) is a German-British dressage rider competing at Olympic level.[1] As of 30 June 2012 the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) ranked her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Højris and 36th on Andretti H.[2] In that year, Tomlinson, riding Mistral Højris under her maiden name of Laura Bechtolsheimer, won two medals in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; gold for Great Britain in the team dressage with Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, the first ever Olympic team gold in the discipline for her country, and bronze in the individual dressage behind gold medalist and compatriot Dujardin.

  1. ^ "Laura Tomlinson Official Rider Biography" (PDF). British Dressage. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Ranking / Standing Search". Fédération Équestre Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.