Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
 Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum | ||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Germany
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| Equestrian | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2006 Aachen | Individual jumping |
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2006 Aachen | Team show jumping |
| European Championships | ||
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1999 Hickstead | Team show jumping |
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2005 San Patrignano | Team show jumping |
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2007 Mannheim | Individual show jumping |
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2007 Mannheim | Team show jumping |
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2009 Windsor | Team show jumping |
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (born 26 December 1969 in Los Angeles) is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.
Born in Los Angeles, the daughter of film director Richard Michaels grew up riding ponies and had a successful career as a Young Rider, both in equitation and in show jumping. As a young-adult, Michaels-Beerbaum studied political science at Princeton University, continuing to compete during her college years despite a serious accident in 1991 leaving her with two broken wrists. She then went to train in Germany with Paul Schockemöhle in 1991, planning to remain only for a summer, which eventually turned into a permanent stay. First she decided to buy the training center in Balve. Following her marriage to the well-known German show jumper Markus Beerbaum in 1998 and the couple has one daughter, Brianne Victoria Beerbaum (2010), she changed her citizenship. She is also sister-in-law to Ludger Beerbaum, who has won multiple Olympic medals in show jumping.
Her past and current top horses include Shutterfly, Checkmate, Stella, and Quick Star.
Achievements
- Gold Medal winner of the 2009 World Cup Final in Las Vegas, USA (Shutterfly); Winning all three rounds
- Gold medal winner of the 2008 World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden (Shutterfly)
- The first woman to have reached the No. 1 position on the FEI show jumping world rankings (December 2004)
- Ranked #1 in the world four consecutive months (February-May 2007)
- Individual and team bronze at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany (Shutterfly)
- Individual gold and team silver, European Championships, Mannheim 2007 (Shutterfly)
- Gold medal team member at the 2005 European Championships in San Patrignano (Checkmate 4)
- Gold medal team member, 9th individually, at the 1999 European Championships in Hickstead, England (Stella)
- 5th place at the 2006 World Cup Final in Kuala Lumpur (Checkmate 4)
- Gold medal winner of the 2005 World Cup Final in Las Vegas, NV (Shutterfly)
- Silver medal at the 2004 World Cup Final in Milan, Italy (Shutterfly)
- Nations Cup starts:27 Wins:8
- Ladies German Championships Gold Medal in 1999 and 2001, Silver medal in 2002, Bronze medal in 1998, 4th place in 2004
- German Championships Bronze Medal in 2004, 5th place in 2002
- German Championship Winner in 2008 at Balve Optimum
- First woman to win the World Cup Finals three times (2005, 2008, 2009)
- Ranked #1 in the world 11 straight months in 2008 (February thru December)
References
Ranked #1 in the Rolex World Rankings for 11 consecutive months in 2008 (February-December).