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Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour

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Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour
Cathrine Dufour and Bohemian (2021)
Personal information
Born (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 33)
Hvalsø, Denmark
Sport
Country Denmark
SportEquestrian dressage
Coached byPrincess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg,
Kyra Kyrklund
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsRio de Janeiro 2016
Tokyo 2020
Paris 2024
Highest world ranking2
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team dressage
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Herning Team dressage
Silver medal – second place 2022 Herning Individual special dressage
Silver medal – second place 2022 Herning Individual freestyle dressage
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gothenburg Team dressage
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hagen Freestyle dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gothenburg Special dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gothenburg Freestyle dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rotterdam Special dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Hagen Team dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Hagen Special dressage
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Leipzig Individual dressage

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (born 2 January 1992) is a Danish Olympic dressage rider.[1] She was at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was sixth place in the team competition. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she was fourth place.[2][3]

She was competing for Denmark in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She won a silver medal and was fifth place in the freestyle.[4]

Sports career

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Dufour started riding horses when she was five years old. She joined the Danish national dressage team when she was twelve years old. She won many medals at the Danish and European junior and young riders championships.[5]

Personal life

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Dufour is married to Rasmine Laudrup. Rasmine Laudrup is the daughter of the retired professional footballer Brian Laudrup.[6] They live on an equestrian estate in Fredensborg north of Copenhagen.[7]


References

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  1. "Cathrine Dufour". fei.org. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. "Equestrian - Grand Prix Freestyle - Individual Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "Equestrian - Grand Prix Special - Team Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. Lushin, Kimberly (30 July 2024). "Denmark Leads Paris Olympic Dressage After Day 1, US Eliminated". The Chronicle of the Horse.
  5. Cite error: The named reference :0 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  6. "Rasmine Laudrup og Cathrine Dufour: Sådan går det med bryllupsplanerne" (in Danish). Billed-Bladet. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. "Cathrine Dufour og Rasmine Laudrup flytter til Fredensborg" (in Danish). Zibrasport. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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