Daniel Bachmann Andersen Explained

Daniel Bachmann Andersen
Fullname:Daniel Bachmann Andersen
Birth Place:Sønderborg, Denmark
Sport:Equestrian
Coach:Nathalie Zu-Sayn Wittgenstein
Worlds:2018 FEI World Equestrian Games

Daniel Bachmann Andersen (born 1 June 1990) is a Danish Olympic equestrian athlete. He competed at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon 2018 and at the European Dressage Championships in 2015 and 2019. He represented the Danish team at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal in the team competition and placed 7th in the individual freestyle.[1]

Biography

Bachmann Andersen started riding at an age of 10 and became involved in dressage after he met Morten Thomsen, a Danish Olympian, who is from the same village as Daniel. Later he trained horses in Germany. After his riding career in Germany, he started working for Andreas Helgstrand. In 2014 he started for Blue Hors where he became successful with horses such as Zack, Don Olymbrio, Zepter, Loxana and Hotline.[2] He became Danish national champion in 2019, fourth during the World Cup Finals in Göteborg and seventh in the individual freestyle during the European Championships in Rotterdam that same year. He was also 10th in the World Ranking with Zack. In 2020 he decided to go independent and to leave Blue Hors stud.[3]

Bachmann Andersen won a team gold medal at the 2022 World Championships, which were held in Herning, Denmark.

Personal life

Daniel lives together with his Norwegian wife, Tiril, and their two children.[4]

Dressage results

World Championships

EventTeamIndividualFreestyleHorse
align=left 2018 Tryon10th17thBlue Hors Zack
align=left 2022 Herning8th8thMarshall-Bell

European Championships

EventTeamIndividualFreestyleHorse
align=left 2015 Aachen8th39thBlue Hors Loxana
align=left 2019 Rotterdam5th10th7thBlue Hors Zack
align=left 2021 Hagen10th7thMarshall-Bell
align=left 2023 Riesenbeck11th17thVayron

World Cup

Final

EventScoreRankHorse
align=left 2018 Paris80.532%7thBlue Hors Zack
align=left 2019 Gothenburg85.468%4thBlue Hors Zack

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paris 2024 Olympics: Denmark tops dressage qualifiers in first Grand Prix day in equestrian. Sportstar. 30 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Daniel Bachmann Andersen | The Horse Magazine.
  3. Web site: Daniel Bachmann Andersen Leaves Blue Hors. Eurodressage.
  4. Web site: Daniel BACHMANN ANDERSEN . FEI.org . 2019-11-07 . 2021-01-17.