Laura Tomlinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Laura Tomlinson

British dressage rider competing at Olympic level

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1985

Place of Birth: Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Profession: dressage rider

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Laura Tomlinson MBE (née Bechtolsheimer; born 31 January 1985, in Mainz, Germany) is a German-born British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 June 2012 the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) ranked her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Højris and 36th on Andretti H.
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.