Christian Ahlmann

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Christian Ahlmann medal table
Christian Ahlmann and Ingmar De Vos (FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses), Lanaken - 2015
Christian Ahlmann and Ingmar De Vos (FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses), Lanaken - 2015

Show jumping

GermanyGermany Germany
Olympic rings Olympic games
bronze 2004 Team
(with coester )
bronze 2016 Team
(with Taloubet Z )
World championships
bronze 2006 Team
(with coester )
European championships
gold 2003 Team
(with coester )
gold 2003 Single
(with coester )
gold 2005 Team
(with coester )
silver 2007 Team
(with coester )
silver 2013 Crew
(with Codex One )
silver 2015 Team
(with Taloubet Z )
silver 2019 Team
(with Clintrexo Z )

Christian Ahlmann (born December 17, 1974 in Marl ) is a German show jumper .

Private

Ahlmann lives in Marl and is a trained horse manager .

Since 2008 he has been in a relationship with the show jumper Judy-Ann Melchior . Her son was born in Datteln on July 27, 2012, two weeks before the expected due date and thus “in time” before the Olympic Games in London . Seven years later a daughter was born.

Athletic career

Christian Ahlmann with Lorena , Whitsun tournament Wiesbaden 2013
Christian Ahlmann with Caribis Z in Wiesbaden (2015)

At the age of 14, Ahlmann received the golden riding badge for his success in show jumping. The driving force behind it was his father, who is very involved in trotting . In addition to equestrian sports, Ahlmann is also active in football.

He completed his training with Paul Schockemöhle . After numerous successes in junior competitions, he rode under Ludger Beerbaum for the "Audi Quattro Team", which started in the Riders Tour until its dissolution in 2004 . He rode for the “Sprehe-Feinkost-Team” until the team competition of the Riders Tour in 2006 was held for the last time.

Ahlmann was suspended from the 2008 Olympic Equestrian Games in Hong Kong on August 21, 2008 on suspicion of doping after capsaicin was detected in his gelding Cöster during a medication check . The subsequently opened and examined B-sample confirmed the positive result.

Since capsaicin was classified as an unauthorized medication or doping (on the legs, here as a pain-causing substance) at the time of the 2008 Olympic Equestrian Games, it had to be clarified what the Ahlmann case was. After he had initially been sentenced by the FEI to a four-month sentence for illegal medication (identical to the similar cases at the 2008 Olympic Equestrian Games) , the German Equestrian Association (FN) appealed to the International Court of Justice for Sports (CAS). In the Ahlmann / Cöster case, he saw the doping offense as fulfilled and banned him for eight months. In July 2009, Ahlmann filed a lawsuit against this with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court , as the CAS judgment would prevent him from participating in the next Olympic Games. This did not allow the proceedings to be negotiated. Ahlmann was also excluded from all German show jumping squads for two years until July 31, 2010.

After this suspension he was accepted back into the B-squad, at the beginning of 2011, due to a number of successes, he was accepted into the championship squad (A-squad). However, contrary to what the FN required, he initially did not sign the athletes' agreement on anti-doping and medication rules, but had them checked by a lawyer. At the end of March 2011, Ahlmann signed the athletes' agreement, which means that there is again the possibility of being nominated for national teams.

Ahlmann celebrated his greatest success after the suspension at the 2011 World Cup final when he won the World Cup with Taloubet Z. In the FN yearbook, Taloubet Z is listed as by far the most profitable jumper by a German rider in 2011, with an annual winnings of € 537,654.

At the 2012 Olympics , the German team fell well short of expectations. Christian Ahlmann did not go well in the individual competition either, with a score of 15 penalty points he was eliminated from the individual ranking with Codex One after the qualification test. The 2013 European Championships went better , where he and Codex One were part of the German team that won the team silver medal.

In summer 2014 Christian Ahlmann won the Grand Prix of Aachen with Codex One . At the World Equestrian Games in 2014 , Germany just missed the bronze medal, Ahlmann with Codex One was tenth in the interim ranking after the Nations Cup. Since he saw no chance of reaching the final of the top four, he decided not to take part in the championship (the gold medal went to Jeroen Dubbeldam , who was only 13th in the individual ranking after the Nations Cup). At that time, Ahlmann's focus was on the start of the Spruce Meadows Masters Grand Prix , where with his second victory after Aachen he would have had great chances of winning the highly endowed Grand Slam . However, he did not succeed.

The 2015 European Championships in Aachen were successful for Christian Ahlmann, with Taloubet Z he won the team silver medal and was one of the top ten participants in the individual ranking. A phase of success began for Christian Ahlmann with the 2015/2016 indoor season: He won three World Cup competitions in the Western European League and continued this winning streak in the 2016 green season. With Taloubet Z he came ninth in the individual ranking at the 2016 Summer Olympics , and he also won the bronze medal with the team.

For winning the bronze medal, he received the silver bay leaf on November 1, 2016 .

A few weeks later he and Taloubet Z were part of the victorious German team at the Nations Cup finals in Barcelona . In 2017 and 2018, Ahlmann (like Daniel Deußer ) again refrained from signing the required athletes' agreement, as this precludes going to ordinary courts by means of an arbitration agreement . He did not belong to any squad and could not be nominated for Nations Cups and Championships. 2017 was a sporting success for Ahlmann in the Global Champions Tour , in the overall season standings he came fourth. In 2018 Ahlmann won the Riders Tour overall ranking .

The first week of July 2019 was very eventful: his daughter was born on July 1st and he was re-accepted into the championship squad after more than two years. At the end of the week he won the two most valuable tests at the Paris Eiffel Jumping tournament. After his Nations Cup comeback at the CHIO Aachen, Ahlmann was nominated for the 2019 European Championships . There he was involved in the team silver medal, in the individual classification he withdrew to protect his stallion Clintrexo Z before the individual finals.

From December 2012 to August 2013 and from August to December 2016 he was world number one. In August 2020 he was 13th in the world rankings for show jumpers.

Important successes

Christian Ahlmann with Codex One, winner of the 2014 Aachen Grand Prix
Christian Ahlmann with Cöster at the 2007 World Cup finals in Las Vegas

  • European Championships :
    • 2003 in Donaueschingen : with Cöster gold with the team, gold in the individual
    • 2005 in San Patrignano : with Cöster Gold with the team, 4th place in the individual
    • 2007 in Mannheim: with Cöster silver with the team
    • 2013 in Herning : with Codex One silver with the team, 12th place in the individual
    • 2015 in Aachen : with Taloubet Z silver with the team, 7th place in the individual
    • 2019 in Rotterdam : with Clintrexo Z silver with the team, 27th place in the individual
  • German championships :
    • 2002 in Gera: Bronze with Cöster
    • 2007 in Gera: silver with Lorenzo
    • 2010 in Münster: Silver with Lorenzo
    • 2014 in Balve: 5th place with Cornado II
  • other important successes:
    • 2006: 1st place in the overall Euroclassics ranking in Bremen with Cöster
    • 2007: 1st place in the World Cup test in Leipzig (CSI 4 * -W) with Cöster , 1st place in the World Cup test in Gothenburg with Cöster , 3rd place in the Grand Prix at the CHIO Aachen (CSIO 5 *) with Cöster , 1st place Place in the Grand Prix at the CSI 5 * San Patrigano with Cöster , 3rd place in the Grand Prix at the tournament of the winners Münster (CSI 4 *) with Lorenzo , 1st place in the Queens Cup at the CSIO 5 * Barcelona with Firth of Clyde , 2nd place 3rd place in the Grand Prix at the CSI 4 * Paderborn with Cöster , 3rd place in the Grand Prix at the CSI 3 * Oldenburg with Coquet
    • 2008: 1st place in the championship at the CSI-W Leipzig with Coquet , 3rd place in the Grand Prix at the CSI 3 * Neumünster with Sinclaire , 1st place in the championship at the CSI Dortmund with Perry Lee , 3rd place in the World Cup competition (with Lorenzo ) and 2nd place in the Grand Prix (with Firth of Clyde ) at the CSI-W Mechelen
    • 2009: 2nd place in the Mannheim Championships with Cöster , 1st place in the Hanover Grand Prix (CSI 4 *) with Taloubet Z , Vienna-Stadthalle (CSI 4 *): 1st place in the Grand Prix with Lorenzo and 1st place in the Vienna Hall derby with Perry Lee
    • 2010: 1st place in the Mannheim Grand Prix (CSI 3 *) with Lorenzo , 3rd place in the Redefin Grand Prix (CSI 2 *) with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the Pforzheim Grand Prix (CSI 3 *) with Calvados Z , 4th place in the Grand Prix of Estoril (CSI 5 *, GCT evaluation test) with Taloubet Z , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Valkenswaard (CSI 5 *, GCT evaluation test) with Taloubet Z , 1st place in a 125,000 € test at the CSI 5 * Rio de Janeiro with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the Oslo World Cup (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the Helsinki Grand Prix (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z , 1st place World Cup competition in Helsinki (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z , 2nd place in the Paris-Villepinte Grand Prix (CSI 5 *) with Taloubet Z
    • 2011: 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Bordeaux (CSI 5 * -W) with Lorenzo , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of a CSI 3 * in Arezzo with Carry Z , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Paris-Grand Palais (CSI 5 *) with Taloubet Z , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Nörten-Hardenberg (CSI 3 *) with Codex One , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Monaco (CSI 5 *, GCT evaluation test) with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Estoril (CSI 5 *, GCT evaluation test) with Taloubet Z , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Helsinki (CSI 5 * -W) with Wilco , 2nd place in the Wiener Hallenderby (CSI 4 * Vienna) with Caracas , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Frankfurt a. M. (CSI 4 * Masters League Final) with Codex One
    • 2012: 1st place in the World Cup competition in Leipzig (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Paris-Grand Palais (CSI 5 *) with Taloubet Z , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Rome (CSIO 5 *) with Taloubet Z , 3rd place in the St. Gallen Grand Prix (CSIO 5 *) with Codex One , 1st place in the Spangenberg Grand Prix (CSI 3 *) with Aragon , 2nd place in the Münster Grand Prix (CSI 4 *) with Codex One , 1st place in the IJRC Top 10 Final at the CHI Geneva with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Hesse (CSI 3 * Frankfurt) with Lorena
    • 2013: 1st place in the World Cup competition in Leipzig (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z , 3rd place in the World Cup competition in Zurich (CSI 5 * -W) with Codex One , 2nd place in the Beijing Grand Prix (CSI 2 * ) with a rental horse, 1st place in the Grand Prix of Hamburg (CSI 5 *) with Codex One , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of London (CSI 5 *) with Taloubet Z , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Chantilly (CSI 5 *) with Codex One , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Kapellen (CSI 3 *) with Asca Z , 3rd place in the Stallion Grand Prix of Lanaken-Zangersheide (CSI 1 * Sires of the World) with Asca Z , 1st place Place in the World Cup competition in Verona (CSI 5 * -W) with Aragon Z , 3rd place in the World Cup competition in Zurich (CSI 5 * -W) with Aragon Z
    • 2014: 3rd place in the Grand Prix of the first week of the Z-Tour (CSI 2 * Lanaken-Zangersheide) with Little Lady Z , 1st place in the Championships of Balve (CSI 2 *) with Aragon Z , 1st place in the Grand Prix von Aachen (CSIO 5 *) with Codex One , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Valkenswaard (CSI 5 *) with Codex One
    • 2015: 2nd place in the Neumünster Grand Prix (CSI 3 *) with Codex One , 2nd place in the Wiesbaden Grand Prix (CSI 4 *) with Taloubet Z , 2nd place in the Münster Grand Prix (CSI 4 *) with Colorit , 2nd place in the World Cup competition in Lyon (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the World Cup competition in Stuttgart (CSI 5 * -W) with Codex One , 1st place in the World Cup competition in Madrid (CSI 5 * - W) with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the Mechelen World Cup (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z
    • 2016: 1st place in the Grand Prix of Basel (CSI 5 *) with Codex One , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Braunschweig (CSI 4 *) with Colorit , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Neumünster (CSI 3 *) with Codex One , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of the March CSI 5 * tournament in Doha with Codex One , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Paris-Grand Palais (CSI 5 *) with Epleaser van't Heike , 2nd place in the Gothenburg Trophy with Colorit , 1st place in the Grand Prix of the 2nd week of the Z-Tour (CSI 3 * Lanaken-Zangersheide) with Reavnir , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Miami (CSI 5 *) with Epleaser van't Heike , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of St. Tropez (CSI 5 *) with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Treffen bei Villach (CSI 5 *) with Epleaser van´t Heike , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Dinard ( CSI 5 *) with Cornado II , 1st place in the World Cup competition in Stuttgart (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z , 2nd place in the IJRC Top 10 Final at the CHI Geneva with Taloubet Z
    • 2017: 1st place in the Grand Prix of Hong Kong (CSI 5 *) with Caribis Z , 1st place in the Badenia ( CSI 3 * Mannheim ) with Colorit , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Hamburg (CSI 5 *) with Epleaser van 't Heike , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Saint-Tropez (CSI 5 *) with Caribis Z , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Monaco (CSI 5 *) with Dolocia , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Berlin (CSI 5 *) with Codex One , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Valkenswaard (CSI 5 *) with Codex One , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Beijing (CSI 3 * in the National Stadium) with a rental horse, 3rd place in the Stuttgart World Cup ( CSI 5 * -W) with epleaser van´t Heike
    • 2018: 1st place in the World Cup competition in Leipzig (CSI 5 * -W) with Taloubet Z , 1st place in the Wiesbaden Grand Prix (CSI 4 *) with Clintrexo Z , 2nd place in the Berlin Grand Prix (CSI 5 *) with Clintrexo Z , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Valkenswaard (CSI 5 *) with Tokyo , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Münster (CSI 4 *) with Clintrexo Z , 1st place at the World Championships for 7-year-old show jumpers in Lanaken -Zangersheide with Solid Gold Z , 3rd place in the World Cup competition in Stuttgart (CSI 5 * -W) with Tokyo , 1st place in the World Cup competition in Mechelen (CSI 5 * -W) with Clintrexo Z
    • 2019: 1st place in the World Cup competition in Leipzig (CSI 5 * -W) with Caribis Z , 1st place in the Grand Prix of the Winter CSI 5 * from Villach meeting with Clintrexo Z , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of the Saut Hermès in Paris (CSI 5 *) with Dominator 2000 Z , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of the summer CSI 5 * from Villach-Treffen with Take A Chance On Me Z , 1st place in the Paris Grand Prix (CSI 5 * Paris Eiffel Jumping ) with Take A Chance On Me Z , 1st place in the Longines Eiffel Challenge (CSI 5 * Paris Eiffel Jumping) with Ailina , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Berlin (CSI 5 *) with Take A Chance On Me Z , 3rd place Place in the Grand Prix of Barcelona (Cup of the City of Barcelona, ​​CSIO 5 *) with Take A Chance On Me Z , 2nd place in the World Cup competition in Madrid (CSI 5 * -W) with Dominator 2000 Z
    • as well as various placements with German Nations Cup teams until 2008 and from 2011 to 2016

(As of December 1, 2019)

Successful horses

Christian Ahlmann with Taloubet Z , CSI 5 * Hamburg 2011
  • current
    • Colorit (* 2003), Württemberger gray stallion, father: Coriano, mother's father : Capitol; by the end of 2011 by Franz-Josef Dahlmann ridden, then to May 2015 David Will ridden
    • Epleaser van´t Heike (* 2004), Belgian chestnut stallion , father: For Pleasure , mother: Valentina van´t Heike
    • Caribis Z (* 2007), Zangersheider gray stallion, father: Caritano, mother's father: Canabis Z
    • Tokyo (* 2007), Selle Français -Dark chestnut gelding, father: Kannan, father of mother: Galoubet A
    • Clintrexo Z (* 2009), Zangersheider gray stallion, father: Clintissimo Z, mother's father: Rex Z
    • Dominator 2000 Z (* 2009), Zangersheider black stallion, father: Diamant de Semilly, mother's father: Cassini I
    • Take A Chance On Me Z (* 2009), bay stallion from Zangersheid, father: Taloubet Z, mother's father: Aldatus Z
  • former
    • Calvados Z (* 2001; † 2010), Zangersheider gray stallion, father: Chellano Z, mother's father: Carthago Z
    • Codex One (* 2002), bay Hanoverian stallion, father: Contendro I, father of mother: Glückspilz; Ridden by Karl Brocks until 2010, last used in international sport in 2017
    • Cöster (* 1993; † 2016), Holsteiner gray wallach, father: Calato, mother's father: Constant
    • Firth of Clyde (* 1995), bay Hanoverian gelding, father: For Pleasure , mother's father: Caletto I, last used in international sport in 2011
    • Dolocia (* 2008), bay KWPN mare, father: Untouchable, mother's father: Furore, ridden by Angelique Rüsen from 2018
    • Lorena (* 2002), bay Westphalian mare, father: Larenco, mother's father: Romeo; last used in international sport in 2014
    • Lorenzo (* 1997), bay Westphalian gelding, father: Lord Caletto, mother's father: pilot, last used in international sport in 2013
    • Perry Lee (* 1997) bay Rhenish warmblood gelding , father: Pythagoras Z, mother's father: baritone, last used in international sport in 2010
    • Taloubet Z (* 2000), bay KWPN stallion, father: Galoubet, mother's father: Polydor; retired from sport in January 2018

Several successful horses of Ahlmann are owned by Marion Jauß. The contact to Marion Jauß, who became known as a trotting driver and breeder herself , was established by the trotter breeder and father of Christian Ahlmann, Georg Ahlmann. With the purchase of the Holstein gelding Cöster in December 2001, Jauß, who, like her sister Madeleine Winter-Schulze, is one of the best-known sponsors of German equestrian sport, began to support Christian Ahlmann, which continues to this day. Christian Ahlmann also rides many horses that belong to the Zangersheide Stud .

Web links

Christian Ahlmann with Aragon , CSI 5 * -W Equita'Lyon 2012
Commons : Christian Ahlmann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christian Ahlmann's child came by caesarean section , Welt Online, July 27, 2012
  2. ↑ A little Ella for Christian Ahlmann and Judy Ann Melchior , Karolin Leszinski / Reiter Revue International, July 2, 2019
  3. ↑ www.spiegel.de: German show jumper banned due to suspected doping , DER SPIEGEL , August 21, 2008
  4. ↑ www.tagesspiegel.de: Obstacle ride through the rules , Der Tagesspiegel , September 9, 2008
  5. ↑ www.st-georg.de: Christian Ahlmann wants to go to the Swiss Federal Court , St. Georg , July 8, 2009
  6. ↑ www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de: Swiss Federal Court does not allow Ahlmann lawsuit , Recklinghäuser Zeitung , January 2, 2010
  7. ↑ squad corrections jumping Janne-Friederike Meyer in the championship squad - Christian Ahlmann from August in the B squad , press release of the German Equestrian Federation , July 16, 2010 Retrieved on May 22, 2018
  8. ↑ No chance for shock: Ahlmann also copes with the cardiac death of his stallion , Wolfgang Scheerer in the Neckar-Chronik / Südwest Presse , November 19, 2010
  9. ↑ Dr. Cronau advises against signing the athletes paper , Dieter Ludwig, November 21, 2010
  10. ^ Reiter Ahlmann and Nieberg are back in the A-roster , weser-kurier.de, January 26, 2011
  11. ^ Ahlmann signs athletes' agreement , Westdeutsche Zeitung , March 30, 2011
  12. ↑ The 20 most profitable show jumpers in the 2011 season (fn yearbook)
  13. ↑ Hong Kong is checked , Gabriele Pochhammer in the Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 23, 2016
  14. ↑ Press release from the Office of the Federal President of November 1, 2016: Awarding of the Silver Laurel Leaf. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Show jumping duo renounces national team , sport.de, January 30, 2018
  16. ↑ Jump: Christian Ahlmann back in the Olympic squad , press release of the German Equestrian Federation, July 1, 2019
  17. ^ Paris: Christian Ahlmann also unbeatable on Sunday , Dominique Wehrmann / St. Georg, July 7, 2019
  18. ↑ FEI world rankings show jumping
  19. ↑ www.sport-komplett.de June 2006
  20. ↑ database on the IOC homepage June 2006
  21. ↑ Short portrait on riderstour.de ( Memento from June 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  22. ^ Important successes from Christian Ahlmann on the FEI website
  23. ^ Christian Ahlmann in the FEI results database
  24. ↑ FEI horse database: Colorit
  25. ↑ FEI horse database: Epleaser van´t Heike
  26. ↑ FEI horse database: Caribis Z
  27. ↑ FEI horse database: Tokyo
  28. ↑ FEI horse database: Clintrexo Z
  29. ↑ FEI horse database: Dominator 2000 Z
  30. ↑ FEI horse database: Take A Chance On Me Z
  31. ^ FEI horse database: Calvados Z
  32. ↑ FEI horse database: Codex One
  33. ↑ FEI horse database: Cöster
  34. ^ FEI horse database: Firth of Clyde
  35. ↑ FEI horse database: Dolocia
  36. ↑ FEI horse database: Lorena 111
  37. ^ FEI horse database: Lorenzo 208
  38. ^ FEI horse database: Perry Lee
  39. ↑ FEI horse database: Taloubet Z
  40. ↑ www.abendblatt.de: The doped horse belongs to Marion Jauß from Neritz , Hamburger Abendblatt , August 22, 2008, accessed on December 24, 2015
  41. ↑ www.tagesspiegel.de: The name is a synonym for the Beetle - the daughters are also successful with a PS , Der Tagesspiegel , September 6, 1999, accessed on August 1, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Ahlmann, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German show jumper
DATE OF BIRTH 17th December 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Marl