Isabel Freese

Isabel Freese (born 19 January 1979) is a Norwegian dressage rider. She competed at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning as individual and also competed at the 2013 and 2017 European Championships.^[1] Freese competed at several World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in which she won a bronze medal in 2018 and 2019.^[2]

Isabel Freese

Freese at the 2024 Olympic Games
Personal information
Birth name	Isabel Bache
Nationality	Norwegian, German
Born	(1979-01-19) 19 January 1979 (age 46) Oslo, Norway
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Equestrian
Coached by	Holga Finken
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2024 Olympic Games
World finals	2022 FEI World Championships
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Norway World Cup Finals 2025 Basel Individual dressage World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2018 Ermelo Individual dressage 2019 Ermelo Individual dressage

Freese started riding at the age of six in her hometown Oslo. At the age of 20 she moved to Germany to pursue her equestrian career. ^[3] Freese was nominated by the Norwegian Equestrian Federation to represent Norway as individual at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.^[4] She made it to the individual final, finishing 10th in the individual Freestyle with a personal best and Norwegian record of 83.050%, which is also the best result in history for a Norwegian dressage rider at the Olympics.^[5]