Edwina Tops-Alexander
| Edwina Tops-Alexander | |
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Edwina Tops-Alexander riding in 2013
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| Born |
March 29, 1974 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Pymble Ladies College Australian College of Physical Education |
| Occupation | Professional Showjumper |
| Years active | 1998-2017(Hiatus) |
| Known for | 2016 Summer Olympics and winning The Global Champions Tour in 2011 and 2012 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Tops |
Edwina Tops-Alexander (born 29 March 1974 in Sydney) is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops. Originating from the Suburbs of Sydney, Australia, Edwina started riding when she was 8 years old. By 1995 she had won the Australian Young Riders Championship. Edwina Debuted for Equestrian Australia in Hong Kong, in 1998. The same year, she moved to Europe She met Jan Tops in 2000. She uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year at Stal Tops Valkenswaard. Edwina was formerly a member of the Shanghai Swans, a team participating in the Global Champions League, for the length of 2016. Edwina is regarded as the best Australian Showjumper to compete on the global stage ever, and is also one of the best riders competing on the Global Champions Tour. Edwina has broken many records, including being the first Australian to place inside the top 10 in the World Equestrian Games, and Edwina holds the record for the most money earned by a rider on the Global Champions Tour. Edwina has been competing in the Gct since 2006 and is a veteran of the series. Edwina was selected for Rio 2016, her third Summer Olympics. Edwina is the captain of the Australian Showjumping Team. Tops-Alexander came Second in the 2016 Longines Global Champions Tour, being beaten by Rölf Goran-Bengstonn.
In 2017 Edwina announced via Facebook she is sitting out the 2017 Showjumping season because she is expecting her first Child in August. Her last show as of 2017 was Saut Hermes in Paris, where she came first. It is unknown if she will return for 2018.
Alexander began riding at the age of eight. She became interested in horses because her neighbor had a barn and she watched them ride on the weekends. The Avondale Pony Club in North Turramurra, New South Wales was where she first began riding. In 1995 she won the Australian Young Rider Championships. In 1998, wanting to ride against the top riders in the world, she moved to Europe, taking her horse, Mr. Dundee, with her to Belgium. In 1999, before beginning her own company, she competed for Ludo Philippaerts, a famous show jumper, for about three years.
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