Christian Ahlmann

Christian Ahlmann (born 17 December 1974 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He is married to Judy Ann Melchior (head of Zangersheide). He ranks first in the FEI Longines World Ranking List.^[1]

Christian Ahlmann
Personal information
Nationality	German
Discipline	Show jumping
Born	(1974-12-17) 17 December 1974 (age 50) Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Medal record Representing  Germany Equestrian Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team jumping 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team jumping World Championships 2006 Aachen Team jumping European Championships 2003 Donaueschingen Individual jumping 2003 Donaueschingen Team jumping 2005 San Patrignano Team jumping 2007 Mannheim Team jumping 2013 Herning Team jumping 2015 Aachen Team jumping 2019 Rotterdam Team jumping

Internationalem PfingstTurnier Wiesbaden 2013

CSIYH Christian Ahlmann with Caribis Z at CSIYH* Wiesbaden 2015

Ahlmann won the FEI Show Jumping World Cup with Taloubet Z in 2011. In 2014, he was the CHIO Aachen winner. He has won several medals with the German team at European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games since 2003. Christian Ahlmann has been seen as an exceptional talent from an early age, being one of the youngest riders ever to receive the "goldenes Reitabzeichen", at age 14, and is today considered a calm, fine rider with a soft hand.

Doping

During the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ahlmann's horse tested positive for the banned substance capsaicin along with the horses of four other riders, and was subsequently suspended from the Games.^[2][3] Because of the doping charge, the German Olympic Sports Confederation sent a bill to Ahlmann for his travel and accommodation costs at the Games.^[4] As a result of the doping offence, he was struck off the German 'A-Kader' list of elite riders for two years ^[5] and returned to the German team in 2011.

International championship results

Results
Year	Event	Horse	Placing	Notes
1993	European Young Rider Championships	Phanton		Team
			6th	Individual
1994	European Young Rider Championships	Aldatus		Team
				Individual
1995	European Young Rider Championships	Satan du Tremblay		Team
			15th	Individual
2003	World Cup Final	Coster	13th
2003	European Championships	Coster		Team
				Individual
2004	Olympic Games	Coster		Team
			45th	Individual
2005	European Championships	Coster	5th	Individual
2006	World Equestrian Games	Coster		Team
			37th	Individual
2007	World Cup Final	Coster	6th
2007	European Championships	Coster		Team
			8th	Individual
2008	Olympic Games	Coster	DSQ	Team
			DSQ	Individual
2011	World Cup Final	Taloubet Z
2012	World Cup Final	Taloubet Z	34th
2012	Olympic Games	Codex One	10th	Team
			64th	Individual
2013	World Cup Final	Taloubet Z	32nd
2013	European Championships	Codex One		Team
			12th	Individual
2013	World Young Horse Championships	Cartello Z	25th	5 Year Olds
		Number One 26	32nd	5 Year Olds
		Caruso 472	16th	7 Year Olds
2014	World Cup Final	Aragon Z	14th
2014	World Equestrian Games	Codex One	4th	Team
			30th	Individual
2014	World Young Horse Championships	Air Jordan Alpha Z	13th	5 Year Olds
		Hui Buh 7		6 Year Olds
		Casuality Z		7 Year Olds
		Caribis Z	8th	7 Year Olds
2015	European Championships	Taloubet Z		Team
			7th	Individual
2016	World Cup Final	Colorit / Taloubet Z	6th
2016	Olympic Games	Taloubet Z		Team
			9th	Individual
2016	World Young Horse Championships	Corico Z	28th	5 Year Olds
		Cornwell 9	7th	6 Year Olds
		Dominator 2000 Z	23rd	6 Year Olds
		Comilfo Plus Z	23rd	7 Year Olds
2018	World Young Horse Championships	Solid Gold Z		7 Year Olds
		Zampano Z	6th	7 Year Olds
2019	World Cup Final	Clintrexo Z	14th
2019	European Championships	Clintrexo Z		Team
			27th	Individual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; DSQ = Disqualified