Edwina Tops-Alexander, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Edwina Tops-Alexander

equestrian

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1974

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: show jumper

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Edwina Tops-Alexander

  • Edwina Tops-Alexander (born 29 March 1974) is an Australian Olympic-level equestrian rider.
  • Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops.
  • Originating from the Suburbs of Sydney, Edwina started riding when she was 8 years old.
  • By 1995 she had won the Australian Young Riders Championship.
  • Edwina Debuted for Equestrian Australia in Hong Kong, in 1998.
  • The same year, she moved to Europe She met Jan Tops in 2000.
  • She uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year at Stal Tops Valkenswaard.
  • Edwina was formerly a member of the Shanghai Swans, a team participating in the Global Champions League, for the length of 2016.
  • Edwina is regarded as the most successful Australian showjumper of the 2000s.
  • She has broken many records, including being the first Australian to place inside the top 10 in the World Equestrian Games, and Edwina holds the record for the most money earned by a rider on the Global Champions Tour.
  • Edwina has been competing in the Gct since 2006 and is a veteran of the series.
  • Edwina was selected for Rio 2016, her third Summer Olympics, and is the captain of the Australian Showjumping Team.
  • Edwina personally thinks upcoming pony riders will definitely be jumping the major international tracks by the time.
  • Tops-Alexander came second in the 2016 Longines Global Champions Tour, being beaten by Rolf Göran-Bengtsson.

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