MICHAN Alberto

Israel

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 2 Dec 1978

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Place of birth: MEXICO CITY

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : WELLINGTON, FL

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Jumping Team ISR Israel
	Jumping Individual

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Qualifier	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Qualifier	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2012	London, GBR	5	9
2008	Beijing, CHN	28	9

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2018	Tryon, NC, USA	65	13
2014	Normandy, FRA	63	22
2006	Aachen, GER	66	19

Legend
NS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Aby (Instagram profile, 20 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Coach

Education:

International Business - Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education [ITESM], Mexico

Family:

Children Elias, Alex, and Sofia

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Club name:

ADM Equestrian [Wellington, FL, USA]

Sporting relatives:

His brother Daniel was part of the Mexican equestrian jumping squad that won team bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Jan 2016; phelpssports.com, 20 Jan 2016)

Start:

He began riding at age five and entered his first showjumping competition at age eight. (phelpssports.com, 20 Jan 2016; globalchampionstour.com, 01 Jan 2014)

Reason:

His parents were involved in the sport. (jump-inside.com, 01 Jan 2018; worldofshowjumping.com, 16 Sep 2012)

General Interest

General
STABLES
In May 2018 he and his brother Daniel set up ADM Equestrian in Wellington, FL, United States of America. (Instagram team profile, 07 Dec 2020; admequestrian.com, 01 Feb 2018)

FROM MEXICO TO ISRAEL
In January 2018 it was confirmed he had switched nationality and would begin representing Israel in international competitions. "I start this new adventure with a lot of emotion but without forgetting that Mexico is a part of me, and I will always wish Mexico the best." (montando.com, 01 Jan 2018)

PREVIOUS OCCUPATION
He worked in the textile industry before turning to equestrian full-time in 2011. (worldofshowjumping.com, 16 Sep 2012)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/abymichan
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Alberto-Michan-1489924827989081
https://instagram.com/abymichan
Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/adm_equestrian/
https://twitter.com/abymichan

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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