Isabel Freese Explained

Isabel Freese
Birth Name:Isabel Bache
Fullname:Isabel Freese
Nationality:Norwegian, German
Birth Date:19 January 1979
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Sport:Equestrian
Coach:Holga Finken
Worlds:2022 FEI World Championships
Olympics:2024 Olympic Games
Show-Medals:yes

Isabel Freese (born 19 January 1979) is a Norwegian dressage rider. She competed at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning as individual and also competed at the 2013 and 2017 European Championships.[1] Freese competed at several World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in which she won a bronze medal in 2018 and 2019.[2]

Freese started riding at the age of six in her hometown Oslo. At the age of 20 she moved to Germany to pursue her equestrian career. [3] Freese was nominated by the Norwegian Equestrian Federation to represent Norway as individual at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[4] She made it to the individual final, finishing 10th in the individual Freestyle with a personal best and Norwegian record of 83.050%, which is also the best result in history for a Norwegian dressage rider at the Olympics.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio . www.fei.org. 2022-12-17.
  2. Web site: Enda en fantastisk prestasjon av Isabel Freese, men seieren glapp denne gang. Norwegian. Heste Sport.
  3. Web site: Isabel Freese: The long road to dressage success. The Horse Magazine.
  4. Web site: Victoria og Isabel til OL for Norge. Norwegian. Norges Rytterforbund. Rebecca. Ballestad-Mender.
  5. Web site: OL i Paris: En stor dag for norsk ryttersport. Norwegian. Norges Rytterforbund. Rebecca. Ballestad-Mender.