Alberto Michán

Alberto Michán (Hebrew: אלברטו משען; born 2 December 1978) is an Olympic horse rider. Born in Mexico, he competes for Israel and has represented his country of birth in the past.^[1] He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[1]

Alberto Michán
Michán in 2013
Personal information
Native name	אלברטו משען
Nationality	Israel (since 2018) Mexico (until 2017)
Discipline	Show jumping
Born	Alberto Michán Halbinger[a] (1978-12-02) 2 December 1978 (age 46) Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Horse(s)	Chinobampo Lavita, Rosalía la Silla
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador Team Jumping 2002 San Salvador Jumping Speed

Biography

Michan was born in Mexico; his family comes from Israel.^[2]

He was a finalist at the FEI World Cup Jumping in 2006 and 2007.^[3]

He competed in the 2006 and 2014 World Equestrian Games.^[1][3]

He competed for Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, both in individual jumping (coming in 29th) and in team jumping (coming in 8th).^[4]

He earned a bronze medal in Team Jumping at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.^[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he tied with Scott Brash and Nick Skelton, both of the team-gold medal-winning United Kingdom, for 5th in individual jumping. He was part of the Mexican team for team jumping, which finished in fifth place.^[1]

He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[1]