Nicole Uphoff was born on 25 January 1967 and is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of dressage.
13 Facts About Nicole Uphoff
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Nicole Uphoff won four gold medals in individual and team competition at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Nicole Uphoff married international show jumper Otto Becker in the early 1990s, but the pair separated in late 2007 and later divorced.
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In January 2004, Nicole Uphoff gave birth to her first child, a son named Patrick.
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In 1985, Nicole Uphoff, riding Rembrandt, began to compete at events for young riders, and in 1986, the pair began working with Uwe Schulten-Baumer, a well-known dressage coach.
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Nicole Uphoff switched trainers four months before the Games began, leaving Schulten-Baumer to work with Harry Boldt, the German national coach.
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Rembrandt and Nicole Uphoff were Olympic Champions twice, in 1988 in Seoul and 1992 in Barcelona.
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Nicole Uphoff used her right as defending champion to compete as an individual, and they were again part of the German delegation in Atlanta, where they placed 14th.
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At the 1995 Championships, held in Mondorf, Luxembourg, Nicole Uphoff again assisted the German team to a gold medal, while taking 5th individually.
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Nicole Uphoff was known for his spookiness to the point that crowds hushed themselves when he was performing.
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Nicole Uphoff is known as a "legendary" dressage horse, and mounted upon Rembrandt, Nicole Uphoff pioneered an era of female-dominated dressage competitions.
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In 2009, Nicole Uphoff donated Rembrandt's saddle to the equestrian museum at CHIO Aachen in Germany.
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Nicole Uphoff did not compete in the 2000 Olympics, and by early 2013, she had officially retired from competition.