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Laura Tomlinson

1985 - Today

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Laura Tomlinson MBE (née Bechtolsheimer; born 31 January 1985, in Mainz, Germany) is a German-British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 June 2012 the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) ranked her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Højris and 36th on Andretti H. In that year, Tomlinson, riding Mistral Højris under her maiden name of Laura Bechtolsheimer, won two medals in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; gold for Great Britain in the team dressage with Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, the first ever Olympic team gold in the discipline for her country, and bronze in the individual dressage behind gold medalist and compatriot Dujardin. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Laura Tomlinson is the 6,226th most popular athlete (up from 6,857th in 2024), the 7,348th most popular biography from Germany (down from 7,302nd in 2019) and the 621st most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Laura Tomlinson ranks 6,226 out of 6,025Before her are Kie Kusakabe, Meghan Agosta, Marie-Philip Poulin, Dorian Mortelette, Meselech Melkamu, and Federico Grabich. After her are Josef Dostál, Leonardo Fabbri, Anna-Maria Wagner, Kilian Le Blouch, Peggy Waleska, and Alexei Seliverstov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Laura Tomlinson ranks 1,437Before her are Kano, Stephen Ward, Ene Franca Idoko, Stijn De Smet, Yang Yu, and Meselech Melkamu. After her are Kota Sugiyama, Daniel Gordon, Massimo Colaci, Natalia Ziganshina, Takuro Fujii, and Leandro Salino.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Laura Tomlinson ranks 7,351 out of 7,253Before her are Miriam Welte (1986), Lisa Schmidla (1991), Rouwen Hennings (1987), Hilal El-Helwe (1994), Artūrs Kulda (1988), and Fin Bartels (1987). After her are Daniel Gordon (1985), Anna-Maria Wagner (1996), Peggy Waleska (1980), Amelie Kober (1987), Felix Bastians (1988), and Kingsley Ehizibue (1995).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Laura Tomlinson ranks 621Before her are Hans Gruhne (1988), Julia Richter (1988), Kristin Gierisch (1990), Franziska Hildebrand (1987), Miryam Roper (1982), and Lisa Schmidla (1991). After her are Anna-Maria Wagner (1996), Peggy Waleska (1980), Christin Hussong (1994), Simon Niepmann (1985), Helen Langehanenberg (null), and Vanessa Hinz (1992).