Edwina Tops-Alexander was born on 29 March 1974 and is an Australian showjumper known for her participation in three Olympics, finishing in the top ten twice.
27 Facts About Edwina Tops-Alexander
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Edwina Tops-Alexander made her debut representing Australia in 1998, the same year that she moved to Europe.
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In 2000, Edwina Tops-Alexander met Dutch rider Jan Tops, who became her coach and later, her husband.
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In 2002, Edwina Tops-Alexander competed at the World Equestrian Games, hosted that year in Jerez, for the first time.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander rode at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing ninth individually and helping Team Australia to a seventh-place finish.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, captaining the Australian showjumping team and finishing ninth individually.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander finished second, after Rolf-Goran Bengtsson, on the 2016 Longines Global Champions Tour.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander became interested in horses because her neighbor had a barn and she watched them ride on the weekends.
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Brussels, Valkenswaard, London, Zurich, Cannes, Geneva, Vigo, and Doha are just few of the places where Edwina Tops-Alexander has won Grand Prix shows.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander was selected for the jumping events at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she rode Isovlas Itot du Chateau.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander placed 9th in the individuals and 9th in the team competition.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander was the overall champion of the Global Champions Tour in both 2011 and 2012.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander rode Itot Du Chateau and finished in a time of 81.77s with 4 faults.
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In 2016 Edwina Tops-Alexander won the Miami Beach Grand Prix, the first Global Champions Tour round of the season.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander placed ninth in the individual showjumping during the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Lintea Tequila.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander currently has Lintea Tequila, California, and Carentina De Jonter as her main horses.
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On 19 March 2017 Edwina Tops-Alexander won the Saut Hermes competition in Paris, on the mare California.
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On 14 September 2017, Edwina Tops-Alexander made a return to 5* competition in Switzerland.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander was selected for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and rode Identity Viseroel in the Jumping event.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander was not able to progress to the final.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander attained a Bachelor of Physical Education at the Australian College of Physical Education in 1995.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander is a dual citizen of Australia and the Netherlands and speaks some Dutch, but primarily speaks English and has retained her Australian accent.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander still competes for Australia even though she has been living in the Netherlands for 20 years.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander is openly proud of her roots in the suburbs of Sydney.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander suffered a serious fall in 2007 during a Grand Prix in Estoril, Portugal, and split her lip.
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On 28 March 2017, Edwina Tops-Alexander announced that she was putting her career on hold and leaving the sport as she prepared to give birth to her first daughter in August 2017.
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Edwina Tops-Alexander is currently sponsored by Equestrian Stockholm, a Swedish equestrian fashion brand, Equifit Inc and Jaeger-LeCoultre, a Swiss watchmaker.