AUFFARTH Sandra

Germany

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 27 Dec 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Place of birth: DELMENHORST

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : BERGEDORF

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Eventing Team GER Germany	4
	Eventing Individual	31

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11	2
2012	London, GBR	3	1

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2018	Tryon, NC, USA	RT	-
2014	Normandy, FRA	1	1

European Championships

Year	Location	Eventing Individual
2019	Luhmuhlen, GER	11

Nations Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Eventing Team	2019	Boekelo, NED
1	Eventing Team	2017	Waregem, BEL
1	Eventing Team	2017	Aachen, GER

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DS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Occupation:

Athlete, Breeder, Coach, Horse Trainer

Education:

Fitness and Exercise Management, Sport Studies - German Equestrian Federation, Warendorf, GER

Languages spoken:

English, German

Club name:

RV Ganderkesee [GER] / Stall Auffarth [GER]

Coach:

Hans Melzer [national]; Jonny Hilberath [dressage]; Marcus Doring [jumping]

Sporting relatives:

Her father Karl-Heinz Auffarth is a former elite rider and recognised horse breeder. (stall-auffarth.de, 15 Jul 2015)

Other sports:

She competed in equestrian jumping at the 2019 World Cup event in Leipzig, Germany. (weltcup-leipzig.de, 16 Jan 2019)

Start:

Her earliest memory is riding a horse at age three. She initially wanted to compete in jumping but her mother was against her specialising early in her career and insisted that she learn dressage too. (deldorado.de, 27 Jun 2011; pferd-aktuell.de, 01 Dec 2007)

Reason:

She grew up on her family's farm and has been riding since she was a small child. "At the beginning I would rather play with the horses. I did vaulting for a time, which was a lot of fun. To me, eventing means confidence, action and fun. In our sport the interaction between rider and horse is great. When you reach the finish line [of the cross-country], there is an incomparable feeling that you cannot experience in other equestrian sports." (stall-auffarth.de, 15 Jul 2015; pferdewoche.ch, 03 Feb 2015)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (stall-auffarth.de, 26 Mar 2020; ndr.de, 16 May 2021)

Memorable:

Winning two gold medals at the 2014 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Normandy, France. (pferdefreunde.co, 25 Apr 2018)

Hero:

German equestrian Marcus Ehning. (pferdefreunde.co, 25 Apr 2018)

Philosophy:

"I like to plan ahead, but if something comes up then it's not so bad. I just plan to adapt." (pferd-aktuell.de, 11 Aug 2010)

Award:

She was presented with the Silbernen Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in recognition of her achievements at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (nwzonline.de, 08 Nov 2012)

General Interest

General
STABLES
Her father Karl-Heinz and her mother Barbel run the Stall Auffarth breeding farm in Ganderkesee-Bergedorf, Germany. She has grown up playing an active role in the running of the centre, including the training and selling of horses. (pferd-aktuell.de, 11 Aug 2010; stall-auffarth.de, 12 May 2021)

OLYMPIC HORSE
In 2019 she retired her horse Opgun Louvo [Wolle]. She and Wolle won team gold and individual bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and also claimed team silver at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (st-georg.de, 20 Jul 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sandra.auffarth.3
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Sandra-Auffarth-1711510782409277
https://instagram.com/sandraauffarth
Athlete Website: http://www.stall-auffarth.de
https://www.youtube.com/user/ImParcours

Legend

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

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