Ingrid Klimke

Who is Ingrid Klimke?

Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at four Olympics from 2000 to 2012. With her horse Abraxxas she won two gold medals in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

She is the daughter of equestrian Reiner Klimke. Like her father, she rides in both eventing and dressage at international events, for example she was placed seventh at the 2002 Dressage World Cup Final with Nector van het Carelshof.

In January 2012 she was appointed to the position of "Reitmeister". Klimke is the second woman ever to be appointed as "Reitmeister".