 One of three golds at Rio in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sophie Margaret Christiansen |
| Born | 14 November 1987 Ascot, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Para equestrian |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| Highest world ranking | 1 |
| Personal best | 84.75% |
Medal record | |
Sophie Margaret Christiansen (born 14 November 1987) is an English former equestrian who competed in four successive Paralympic Games.[1][2] In 2012 and 2016 she gained three gold medals at the Paralympics.[3] In 2008 she won two gold medals and a silver at the Beijing Paralympics whilst studying for a master's degree in mathematics at Royal Holloway, University of London. She works as a software developer at investment bank Goldman Sachs and as a disability campaigner. She qualified for the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics but had to drop out due to her horse not being fit.[4]
- ^ "Sophie Christiansen MBE". Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Paralympic challengers: Sophie Christiansen". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Sophie Christiansen Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Rio2016, Retrieved 17 September 2016
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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