BRUGGER Bernd

Date of Birth: 21 Jan 1980

Age: 41

Gender: Male

Sport Class: GIV

Place of birth: VIENNA

Birth Country:

Austria

Place of residence : HAMBURG

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Team Test to Music AUT Austria	9
	Individual Test - Grade IV	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Test - Grade IV	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Equestrian Games
6	Team Test to Music	2014	Caen, FRA
11	Individual Championship Test - Grade III	2014	Caen, FRA
European Championships
6	Team Test to Music	2017	Gothenburg, SWE
9	Team Test to Music	2019	Rotterdam, NED
9	Individual Test - Grade IV	2017	Gothenburg, SWE
10	Individual Test - Grade IV	2019	Rotterdam, NED

Reading, cycling. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer

Languages spoken:

English, German

Dressurstall Bernd Brugger [GER] / Pferdezentrum am Rehagen [GER]

He took up the sport in 1992 at age 12 in Vienna, Austria. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

"Because it makes me happy!" (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 28 Feb 2021)

Securing his place to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

German dressage rider Klaus Balkenhol. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

He cleans his boots before riding. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
GRADE IV (FEI, 18 May 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (abendblatt.de, 15 Sep 2012)

Impairment Details
He broke his neck in January 2012 after an accident with his horse Solare at Rehagen Horse Centre in Hamburg, Germany. His arms and legs were paralysed, and doctors told him he would require a wheelchair for the rest of his life. However, following surgery and three months rehabilitation he was able to take his first steps with a walker. (dressurstall-bernd-brugger.de, 2015; abendblatt.de, 15 Sep 2012)

General
STABLES
He runs Dressurstall Bernd Brugger, which is based at Rehagen Horse Centre in Hamburg, Germany. He trains horses and coaches riders. He previously trained at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria. (Facebook page, 29 Apr 2021; dressurstall-bernd-brugger.de, 2013)

Social Media

Legend

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

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