GEIGER Nicole

Date of Birth: 16 Feb 1963

Age: 58

Gender: Female

Sport Class: GV

Place of birth: BASEL

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Place of residence : ZEININGEN

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Individual Test - Grade V	14

Schedule

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
WDW	Individual Championship Test - Grade IV	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Equestrian Games
14	Individual Championship Test - Grade IV	2014	Caen, FRA
European Championships
3	Individual Test - Grade V	2017	Gothenburg, SWE
3	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade V	2017	Gothenburg, SWE

Occupation:

Physiotherapist

Languages spoken:

She began riding in 1975 in Switzerland. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

"Even as a schoolgirl, I was infected with the horse virus. After my first attempts at riding on somewhat idiosyncratic ponies usually ended with a fall, my parents decided to register me for riding lessons in Battwil, Switzerland. " (nicolegeiger.ch, 01 Oct 2019)

Winning a bronze medal in the individual test at the 2017 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. (aargauerzeitung.ch, 23 Aug 2017)

Philosophy:

"Everyone has a destiny, a story, why they are there. Be it from birth, or because something drastic happened later in life." (aargauerzeitung.ch, 12 Apr 2020)

General Interest

Classification
GRADE V (FEI, 19 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (zkv.ch, 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (srf.ch, 31 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
She was involved in a riding accident in 1988, which resulted in partial paralysis on the left side of her body, as well as reduced sensitivity in her feet. (srf.ch, 31 Jul 2016)

General
OCCUPATION
She is a certified physiotherapist and has used hippotherapy, a form of treatment that uses horses to train specific movements, with her patients. (nicolegeiger.ch, 01 Oct 2019; fisio-mobil.ch, 16 Aug 2014)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/nicoleclaudia.geiger
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/nicolegeigerofficial/
Athlete Website: https://www.nicolegeiger.ch

Legend

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

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