Edwina Tops-Alexander

Edwina Tops-Alexander (April 2012)

Edwina Tops-Alexander at the International Whitsun Tournament Wiesbaden 2013

Edwina Tops-Alexander (born March 29, 1974 in Sydney ) is an Australian show jumper .

life and career

Edwina Alexander is currently the only Australian who can be found among the world's best in show jumping.

Alexander started riding at the age of eight and won the Australian championship as a young rider. This was followed by starts at the first world cup tournaments in Australia. In order to gain further experience, she went to Europe for a six-month stay. However, she stayed permanently in Europe and continued her career as a show jumper here.

Her greatest success was reaching the finals with changing horses at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen , where she came fourth. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong , she was ninth both with the team and in the individual.

Edwina Alexander holds a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the Australian College of Physical Education. From 2002 she was in a relationship with Jan Tops , the marriage took place on September 24, 2011. On July 30, 2017, their daughter was born. The family lives in Valkenswaard and Monaco.

From April 2014 she was the captain of the Australian show jumping team and was then nominated as the first member for the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Caen . At the 2016 Olympic Games , she was again ninth in the individual ranking, here she rode Lintea Tequila .

As Jan Tops' wife, Edwina Tops-Alexander's season planning always focuses on the Global Champions Tour and the Global Champions League. In 2018 she renounced both participation in the World Cup finals in Paris and a nomination for the World Equestrian Games in North Carolina.

In February 2013 she was in fourth place in the world rankings.

Horses

Edwina Alexander with Pialotta at the 2007 World Cup finals in Las Vegas

Edwina Tops-Alexander with Ego van Orti at the Vienna Masters 2013

Her current horses are:

• Ego van Orti (* 2004), bay Belgian warmblood gelding, father: Vigo d'Arsouilles, mother's father: Darco
• Lintea Tequila (* 2003), bay Holstein mare, father: Campbell, mother's father: Corrado II, ridden by Iicinio Grossi (ITA) until the beginning of November 2013
• Questina (* 2005), Oldenburg chestnut mare, father: Quidam's Rubin, mother's father: Quick Star, ridden by Ibrahim Hani Bisharat (JOR) until March 2014
• Caretina de Joter (* 2005), bay Holstein mare, father: Caretino, mother's father: Contender, ridden by Pius Schwizer until May 2015
• Veronese Teamjoy (* 2009), bay Selle Français mare, father: Toulon, mother's father: Dollar de la Pierre, ridden by Marc Dilasser until the end of 2015
• California (* 2007), bay KWPN mare, father: L'Esprit, mother's father: Libero H, ridden by Abdel Said until the end of October 2016

former competition horses:

• Pialotta (* 1991), bay Westphalian mare, father: pilot, mother of: Akitos xx, first introduced in the sport by Lynne Little, ridden by Rolf-Göran Bengtsson until 2002 , then (after sale) until the end of 2004 by Tatiana Freytag von Loringhoven ridden, then (again in Jan Tops' stable ) ridden by Steve Guerdat until April 2005, ridden by Edwina Alexander from May 2005, retired from the sport at the end of 2008
• Itot du Château (* 1996), chestnut- colored Selle Français- Wallach, father: Le Tot de Semilly, mother's father : Galoubet, ridden by Michel Hécart until the end of 2007 , retired from the sport in 2014
• Cevo Socrates (* 1995, originally: Socrates van den Padenborre), fox-colored Belgian warmblood gelding, father: Darco , mother's father: Chin Chin, retired from sport in mid-2013
• Titus (* 2000), chestnut-colored KWPN gelding, father: Kanjer, mother's father: Topas, ridden by Guy Williams until the end of 2011, ridden by Edwina Tops-Alexander until the end of May 2012 and ridden by Guy Williams again since June 2012
• Mel d'Argences (* 2000), bay Selle Français mare, father: Quick Star, mother father: Scherif d'Elle, previously ridden by Eugénie Angot , since mid-2012 as a broodmare
• Ciske van Overis (* 2002), brown Belgian warmblood mare, father: Celano, mother's father: Darco, ridden by Guy Williams until May 2010, ridden by Rodrigo Pessoa in 2012, ridden by Maggie McAlary since 2015 after a long break
• Guccio (* 2002 until early 2012 Vleut ), dark brown KWPN stallion, Father: Quick Star, Mother Father: Cantus until August 2011 by Maikel van der Vleuten ridden, starting in May 2015 Abdullah Al-Sharbatly ridden
• Old Chap Tame (* 2002), Selle-Français chestnut stallion, father: Carthago, mother's father: Quidam de Revel, ridden by Eugénie Angot until October 2012, ridden by Abdulrahman Al Rajhi from May 2015
• Erenice Horta (* 2004), gray, Belgian warmblood mare, father: Diamant de Semilly, mother's father: Parco; Sold to Sadri Fegaier in summer 2015
• Heidi du Ruisseau Z (* 2004), bay Zangersheide mare, father: Heartbreaker, mother's father: Darco, ridden by Tops-Alexander until 2012, then ridden by Alexandra Thornton (GBR), since April 2015 under the saddle of Tops- Alexander, back to Thornton from November 2015
• Clinton (* 2007), bay KWPN gelding, father: Cantos, mother's father: Voltaire, ridden by Tops-Alexander since September 2014, owned by the Qatar Equestrian Federation since May 2016
• Fair Light van't Heike (* 2005), Belgian warmblood mare, father: Vigo d'Arsouilles, mother's father: Darco, ridden by Alberto Zorzi since July 2015

successes

Championships and World Cup

• Olympic Summer Games:
  • 2008, Hong Kong : with Itot du Château 7th place with the team and 9th place in the individual
  • 2012, London : with Itot du Château 10th place with the team and 20th place in the individual
  • 2016, Rio de Janeiro : with Lintea Tequila 13th place with the team and 9th place in the individual
• World Equestrian Games :
  • 2002, Jerez de la Frontera: with Quelle Damme van de Heffinck 13th place with the team and 48th place in the individual
  • 2006, Aachen : with Pialotta 16th place with the team and 4th place in the individual
  • 2010, Lexington KY : with Itot du Château 7th place with the team and 13th place in the individual
  • 2014, Caen : with Ego van Orti 17th place with the team and 15th place in the individual
• World Cup Finals :
  • 2007, Las Vegas: 27th place with Isovlas Pialotta
  • 2009, Las Vegas: 10th place with Cevo Itot du Château
  • 2010, Geneva: 34th place with Cevo Itot du Château
  • 2011, Leipzig : retired with Cevo Socrates
  • 2012, 's-Hertogenbosch : 19th place with Titus
  • 2013, Göteborg : 12th place with Ego van Orti and Erenice Horta
  • 2014, Lyon : 13th place with Old Chap Tame and Ego van Orti
  • 2015, Las Vegas : abandoned with Fair Light van't Heike
  • 2016, Gothenburg : with Caretina de Joter 21st place

More Achievements

• 2005: 1st place with Pialotta at the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * tournament in Valkenswaard (NED), 2nd place with Pialotta at the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * in Brussels (BEL)
• 2006: 2nd place with Pialotta at the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * in Estoril (POR)
• 2007: 1st place with Socrates at the CSI2 * Riviera Jumping Tour in Saint Tropez
• 2008: 1st place with Socrates at the Grand Prix (Mercedes Challenge) of the CSI 5 * in Zurich (SUI), 2nd place with Itot du Château at the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * in Cannes ( GCT evaluation test), 3rd place with Socrates at the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * in Valkenswaard (GCT evaluation test), 3rd place with Itot du Château at the Equita'Masters des CSI 5 * in Lyon (FRA), 2nd place with Itot du Château at the World Top Ten Final ( Test for the ten best placed riders in the world rankings) as part of the CSI 5 * in Brussels (BEL), 1st place with Itot du Château at the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * in Brussels (BEL), 3rd place with Itot du Château at Credit Suisse Grand Prix des CHI Geneva (CSI 5 * -W), 1st place with Itot du Château at the Grand Prix of the Olympia London International Horse Show (CSI 5 * -W)
• 2009: 1st place in the Grand Prix of Gothenburg (CSI 5 * -W) with Isovlas Socrates , 3rd place with Itot du Château in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * in Valencia ( GCT valuation test), 2nd place with Itot du Château in the Grand Prix of Aachen (CSIO 5 *), 3rd place with Itot du Château in the Masters at the CSI 5 * Rio de Janeiro (GCT evaluation test), 1st place with Itot du Château in the Grand Prix of Valkenswaard (CSI 5 *, GCT evaluation test)
• 2010: 2nd place with Itot du Château in the World Cup test of Leipzig (CSI 5 * -W), 1st place with Socrates in the World Cup test of Vigo (CSI 5 * -W), 3rd place in the World Cup test of 's- Hertogenbosch (CSI 5 * -W) with Itot du Château , 2nd place in the Geneva Grand Prix (framework program World Cup finals) with Socrates , 1st place in the Cannes Grand Prix (CSI 5 * GCT) with Itot du Château , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro (CSI 5 * GCT) with Itot du Château , 2nd place in the Equita Masters at the CSI 5 * Lyon with Socrates
• 2011: 3rd place in the World Cup competition in Zurich (CSI 5 * -W) with Itot du Château , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Vigo (CSI 5 * -W) with Socrates , 2nd place in the World Cup competition in Gothenburg with Ciske van Overis , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Cannes (CSI 5 * GCT) with Itot du Château , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Chantilly (CSI 5 * GCT) with Itot du Château , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro (CSI 5 * GCT) with Itot du Château , 1st place at Equita'Masters at CSI 5 * -W Lyon with Vleut , 1st place in the overall ranking of the Global Champions Tour
• 2012: 3rd place in the World Cup competition in Zurich (CSI 5 * -W) with Itot du Château , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Gothenburg (CSI 5 * -W) with Titus , 2nd place in the World Cup competition in Bordeaux (CSI 5 * -W) with Itot du Château , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Doha (CSI 5 * GCT) with Itot du Château , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Cannes (CSI 5 * GCT) with Itot du Château , 3rd place Place in the CSI2 * Grand Prix Horse Festival in Valkenswaard with Erenice Horta , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro (CSI 5 *) with Itot du Château , 1st place in the overall ranking of the Global Champions Tour, 2nd place in the gender battle at the Gucci Masters (CSI 5 *) with Erenice Horta , 2nd place in the Rolex IJRC Top Ten Final with Itot du Château , 1st place in the Geneva World Cup (CSI 5 * -W) with Itot du Château , 2nd place in Olympia Grand Prix in London (CSI 5 * -W) with Ego van Orti
• 2013: 3rd place in the Grand Prix of the City of Basel (CSI 5 *) with Itot du Château , 3rd place in the Leipzig Championships (CSI 5 * -W) with Guccio , 3rd place in the Gucci Gold Cup in Hong Kong (CSI 5 *) with Guccio , 2nd place in the World Cup competition in 's-Hertogenbosch (CSI 5 * -W) with Itot du Château , 2nd place in the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Wiesbaden (CSI 5 *) with Itot du Château , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Monte Carlo (CSI 5 *) with Guccio , 5th place in the overall ranking of the Global Champions Tour
• 2014: 2nd place in the Masters of Antwerp (CSI 5 * GCT) with Erenice Horta , 2nd place in the Shanghai Grand Prix (CSI 5 *) with Old Chap Tame , 2nd place in the Sanremo Grand Prix (CSI 2 *) with Questina , 2nd place in the Grand Tour at the Horse Festival Valkenswaard (CSI 2 *) with Questina , 2nd place in the final of the Youngster Tour from Bonheiden (CSI 2 *) with Clinton , 5th place in the overall ranking of Longines Global Champions Tour, 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Madrid (CSI 5 * -W) with Lintea Tequila , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Doha (CSI 3 * -W) with Old Chap Tame
• 2015: 1st place in a World Cup competition in Doha (CSI 4 * -W) with Old Chap Tame , 1st place in the Grand Prix in Doha (CSI 5 *) with Lintea Tequila , 2nd place in the time competition of the Global Champions Tour in Miami (CSI 5 *) with Questina , 3rd place in the GCT Grand Prix of Antwerp (CSI 5 *) with Lintea Tequila , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Madrid (CSI 5 *) with Heidi du Ruisseau Z , 2nd place in Accumulator competition in St. Tropez with Questina , 3rd place in the 1m55 competition in Monaco (CSI 5 *) with Heidi du Ruisseau Z , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Paris (CSI 5 *) with Heidi du Ruisseau Z , 2nd place Place in the team competition of Valkenswaard (CSI 5 *) with Heidi du Ruisseau Z , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Valkenswaard (CSI 5 *) with Lintea Tequila , 2nd place in the Prix Airbus of Los Angeles (CSI 5 *) with Lintea Tequila , 3rd place in the Gucci Gold Cup of Los Angeles with Lintea Tequila , 2nd place in the Oslo Grand Prix (CSI 5 * -W) with Heidi du Ruisseau Z , 2nd place in the Prize of the Premio BMW of Verona (CSI 5 * -W) with Questina , 2 3rd place at the Qatar International Showjumping Championship from Doha (CSI 4 * -W) with Lintea Tequila , 3rd place at the Qatar International Showjumping Championship from Doha (CSI 4 * -W) with Clinton
• 2016: 3rd place in the World Cup of Al Rayyan (Qatar, CSI 4 * -W) with Lintea Tequila , 3rd place in the world cup competition in Zurich (CSI 5 * -W) with Caretina de Joter , 3rd place in the World Cup competition in Bordeaux ( CSI 5 * -W) with Caretina de Joter , 1st place in the Grand Prix of the LGCT of Miami (CSI 5 *) with Lintea Tequila , 1st place in the GCL of Mexico City for the Shanghai Swans team with Ego van Orti , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of the LGCT of Cannes (CSI 5 *) with Lintea Tequila , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of the LGCT of Cascais (CSI 5 *) with Lintea Tequila, 1st place in the Youngsters Final for 8-year-old horses in Valkenswaard (CSIYH 2 *) with Veronese Teamjoy , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of London Olympia (CSI 5 *) with California
• 2017: 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Basel (CSI 5 *) with Lintea Tequila , 1st place in the Grand Prix at Saut Hermés Paris (CSI 5 *) with California , 3rd place in the Oslo World Cup (CSI 5 * -W ) with California , 2nd place in the world cup competition of Doha (CSI 4 * -W) with Inca Boy van't Vianahof , 2nd place in the world cup competition of ar-Rayyan (CSI 4 * -W) with Inca Boy van't Vianahof , 1st place in the World Cup competition in A Coruña (CSI 5 * -W) with California , 3rd place in the World Cup competition in London (CSI 5 * -W) with Inca Boy van't Vianahof
• 2018: 1st place in the Grand Prix Le Saut Hermès with Lintea Tequila, 1st place in the Grand Prix of Miami Beach (CSI 5 *) with California , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Rome-Piazza di Siena (CSIO 5 *) with Inca Boy van't Vianahof , 3rd place in the Saint-Tropez Grand Prix (CSI 5 *) with California , 3rd place in the Oslo World Cup (CSI 5 * -W) with California, 1st place in the Longines Masters Paris (CSI 5 *) with California, 1st place in the La Coruna World Cup (CSI 5 * -W) with Vinchester , 1st place in the Super Grand Prix of Prague (CSI 5 *) with California

(As of December 15, 2018)

Web links

Commons : Edwina Tops-Alexander  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Edwina Alexander - Australia's Leading Lady - Interview with Edwina Alexander ( Memento from May 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), September 14, 2010
2. ↑ Important successes of Edwina Tops-Alexander
3. ↑ Olympic Profile: Edwina Tops-Alexander , noellefloyd.wordpress.com, August 2, 2012
4. ↑ Jan Tops and Edwin Alexander got married , St. Georg , September 27, 2011
5. ↑ Tops-Alexander earns early WEG team selection and Jumping shortlist revealed , press release from Equestrian Australia, June 1, 2014 (English)
6. ↑ Edwina Tops-Alexander withdraws from 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games , press release from Equestrian Australia, July 3, 2018
7. ↑ FEI world rankings show jumping
8. ↑ FEI horse database: Isovlas Pialotta
9. ↑ FEI success database horses: Isovlas Pialotta  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
10. ↑ globalchampionstour.com: Edwina Tops-Alexander. In: WestfalenInfo 04/2005 on www.westfalenpferde.de. Retrieved September 3, 2016 . 
11. ↑ FEI horse database: Château du tot
12. ↑ FEI list of successes horses: Itot du Château  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
13. ^ FEI horse database: Socrates
14. ^ FEI horse database: Ciske van Overis
15. ↑ Bought, sold, changed - the show jumping horse carousel is turning again , St. Georg, July 21, 2015
16. ↑ Important successes of Edwina Tops-Alexander on the FEI website
17. ^ FEI results database: Edwina Tops-Alexander
18. ↑ old FEI results database: Edwina Alexander  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )