Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour Explained

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour
Nickname:Cat
Birth Date:2 January 1992
Birth Place:Hvalsø, Denmark
Sport:Equestrian dressage
Coach:Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg,
Kyra Kyrklund
Olympics:Rio de Janeiro 2016
Tokyo 2020
Paris 2024
Highestranking:2

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (born 2 January 1992) is a Danish Olympic dressage horse rider.[1] Representing Denmark, she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished 13th in the individual and 6th in the team competition. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she finished 4th in both the individual and team dressage events.[2] [3]

She also represented Denmark in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, riding the horse Freestyle. She won a silver team medal and placed 5th in the individual freestyle.[4]

Sports career

Dufour started riding at age 5 and joined the Danish national pony dressage team at age 12. She won several medals at the Danish and European junior and young riders championships.

She studied Leisure and Sports Management for a year at University College Zealand.[5]

Olympics results

!Year!Event!Result!Rank
2016Individual dressage78.14313
2016Team dressage74.3116
2020Individual dressage87.5074
2020Team dressage7540.04
2024Team dressage235.669
2024Individual dressage88.0935

Business interests

While studying, Dufour started Cathrine Dressage, where she trains horses and young riders. She also develops training videos for the platform Cathrine Stream.[6]

Dufour is a brand-ambassador for the Danish bag brand Adax and collaborates with other brands, including Trolle Company,[7] Cavalleria Toscana and Ingdam's.[8]

Personal life

Dufour is married to Rasmine Laudrup, daughter of former professional footballer Brian Laudrup.[9] They live on an equestrian estate in Fredensborg north of Copenhagen.[10]

Horses

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cathrine Dufour . fei.org . 25 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Equestrian - Grand Prix Freestyle - Individual Final Results. live. 2021-08-05. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728052205/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/equestrian/results-dressage-individual-gpfr-000100-.htm . 2021-07-28 .
  3. Web site: Equestrian - Grand Prix Special - Team Final Results. live. 2021-08-05. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725121057/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/equestrian/results-dressage-team-gpsp-000100-.htm . 2021-07-25 .
  4. Web site: Denmark Leads Paris Olympic Dressage After Day 1, US Eliminated. The Chronicle of the Horse. 30 July 2024. Kimberly. Lushin.
  5. Web site: Cathrine vil være verdens bedste dressurrytter: Jeg er en kompromisløs 'sportspsykopat'. Normann. 23 August 2017 . dr.dk. 5 January 2018.
  6. Web site: I en travl hverdag er fritid luksus . IN . 5 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Trolle Riders - Klara Dufour . Trolle Company . 5 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180202072033/https://www.trollecompany.com/cathrine-dufour/ . 2 February 2018 . dead .
  8. Web site: Sponsorryttere . 10 November 2017 . Ingdam's . 5 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Rasmine Laudrup og Cathrine Dufour: Sådan går det med bryllupsplanerne. 5 September 2021 . Danish. Billed-Bladet. 13 March 2022.
  10. Web site: Cathrine Dufour og Rasmine Laudrup flytter til Fredensborg. 14 April 2021. Danish. Zibrasport. 13 March 2022. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704155822/https://zibrasportequest.com/da/2021/04/cathrine-dufour-og-rasmine-laudrup-flytter-til-fredensborg/. dead.