Margie Goldstein-Engle Explained

Margie Goldstein-Engle
Birth Name:Margie Goldstein
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1958 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Miami, Florida
Height:5inchesft1inchesin (ftin)[1]
Sport:Equestrianism
Event:Show jumping
Nationals:10x Rider of the Year (American Grand Prix Association)
Pb:World-record-high jump of 7inchesftNaNinchesin (ftin) in 1987
Show-Medals:yes

Margie Goldstein-Engle (born March 31, 1958) is an American show jumping equestrian, and a 10-time American Grandprix Association Rider of the Year.[2] [3]

Early and personal life

She was born in Miami, Florida, to Mona (an elementary school principal and teacher) and Irvin Goldstein (an accountant), and is Jewish.[4] [5] [6] [7] She grew up in her middle-class family in South Miami, Florida, with two older brothers.[8] [9] In third grade, she became passionate about horses.

At the age of nine, she took jobs at horse barns and dog kennels as a way to pay for riding lessons.[10] [11] Less affluent than other riders, she said: "You're maybe not dressed like the other riders. You don't have the custom things, you don't have the top clothing, and a lot of my stuff was hand-me-downs.... It was more cliquish than anything. They'd more snub you than tease you."

She attended South Miami High School and North Miami Beach High School, and graduated from Florida International University with a 4.0 GPA, majoring in business education.[12] She married her husband, horse veterinarian Steve Engle, in 1995.[13] [14]

Equestrian career

Goldstein-Engle won 6 World Cups and 20 Nations Cups between 1984 and 2005. The FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale) ranked her as high as # 6 all-time.

In 1987, she recorded a world-record-high jump of 7feet.[15] Speaking of such high jump event, she said: "You have to figure the horse either has a lot of trust, or a lot of heart, because once the wall gets over six and a half feet, it looks more like the side of a building."[16]

In 1991, she suffered broken bones and nerve damage in her left foot as the result of a fall at a horse show.[17] Doctors told her she would likely not ever walk normally again. The following week, she was again riding, and 10 weeks later she resumed competing. In 1992, a 1200lb horse fell on her at a show, opening a deep 12inches cut on her back and breaking four of her ribs.[18] In July 1998, she received injuries to her face as the result of a fall. She rode the next day. She has also fractured her left shoulder, and broken her collarbone twice, her arm, her wrist, and two fingers.

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she won a silver medal with the U.S. jumping team (riding Alvaretto).[19] [20] She competed for the U.S. 2000 Olympics team in Sydney, Australia. She won a team gold medal and an individual bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, and a silver medal with the U.S. team in the 2006 World Equestrian Games (riding Quervo Gold).[21] [22]

Goldstein-Engel was the American Grandprix Association's (AGA) only ten-time Rider of the Year. She won the award in 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2003, 2005, and 2006.[23] She was also the 1991 American Horse Shows Association Equestrian of the Year.

Goldstein-Engle set a record with career show-jumping earnings of more than $4 million. She has more than 195 Grand Prix victories, and as of October 2011 she was the all-time career leader in Grand Prix wins.[24] [25] She set a record with most Grand Prix wins in a single season (11; on Saluut II).

Halls of Fame

In 2001, she was honored by the U.S. Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2009 she was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.On 25 March 2021, she was inducted into the US Show Jumping Hall of Fame.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Goldstein Works Way To Stardom . Sun Sentinel . January 23, 1992 . Sharon Robb . October 24, 2011.
  2. Web site: Margie Goldstein-Engle . . October 24, 2011.
  3. Web site: Margie Goldstein-Engle Biography and Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023544/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/margie-goldstein-engle-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Sports-Reference . October 24, 2011.
  4. Book: Day by day in Jewish sports history . Bob Wechsler . KTAV Publishing House, Inc. . 978-0-88125-969-8 . 2008 . October 24, 2011.
  5. News: Steve Lipman . Olympic Games 2000: Hopes Up Down Under . The Jewish Week . September 15, 2000 . October 24, 2011.
  6. News: Jewish Hall of Fame taps new inductees . New Jersey Jewish News . January 22, 2009 . Ron Kaplan . October 24, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402223103/http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/012209/sptJewishHallOfFame.html . April 2, 2012 . dead .
  7. Book: A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit . Vicky Moon . Capital Books . 1-931868-41-7 . 2004 . October 24, 2011.
  8. News: Floridian: Jumping for joy . St. Petersburg Times . September 14, 2000 . Christina K. Cosdon . October 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084824/http://www.sptimes.com/News/091400/news_pf/Floridian/Jumping_for_joy.shtml . March 4, 2016 .
  9. News: Jon Scher . Clearing Life's Hurdles; For 1991 Rider of the Year Margie Goldstein, overcoming hurdles is second nature . Sports Illustrated . December 9, 1991 . October 24, 2011.
  10. News: Horse Show; Daydream and Ever If Ever Share the Puissance Title . The New York Times . October 31, 1991 . Robin Finn . October 24, 2011.
  11. News: Despite Financial Hurdles, She Takes Speed-jump Title . Sun Sentinel . February 16, 1986 . Neil Santaniello . October 25, 2011.
  12. News: Still-Injured Rider to Saddle Up for a Chance at Olympics . Miami Herald . May 14, 2004 . October 24, 2011.
  13. Web site: Margie Goldstein-Engle . . March 25, 2001 . October 24, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110909014212/http://www.jewishsports.org/jewishsports/detail.asp?sp=205 . September 9, 2011 .
  14. News: Sport-By-Sport Capsules . Sun Sentinel . September 15, 2000 . Sharon Robb . October 24, 2011.
  15. Book: Incredible Horse Tales . Jessie Shiers . Globe Pequot . 1-59228-987-8 . 2006 . October 24, 2011.
  16. News: Riders Aim at Record in Horse Show Event . The News and Courier . November 3, 1989 . October 24, 2011.
  17. Web site: Goldstein-Engle, Margie . Jewsinsports.org . October 24, 2011.
  18. News: Leaps of Faith . Palm Beach Post . October 18, 1994 . Michele Gelormine . October 24, 2011.
  19. Book: Making her mark: firsts and milestones in women's sports . Ernestine G. Miller . McGraw-Hill . 0-07-139053-7 . 2002 . October 24, 2011.
  20. News: Margie Engle . Club Equestrian . October 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330083704/http://www.clubequestrian.com/equipedia/US_Athlete_Bios/US_Jumping_Riders/Margie_Engle.aspx . March 30, 2012 .
  21. Web site: U.S. Show Jumpers Take Pan Am Gold . Equisearch.com . August 16, 2003 . Jennifer Ward . October 25, 2011.
  22. Web site: 2003 Pan American Games Jumping . October 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401014314/https://admin.fei.org/Disciplines/Jumping/Results/Documents/PANAM-GAMES-S-Team.pdf . April 1, 2012 .
  23. News: Engle takes First Place, Rider Title . Palm Beach Daily News . December 4, 2006 . Michele Dargan . October 25, 2011.
  24. News: World's top jumpers for Kentucky show . Horsetalk.co.nz . October 1, 2011 . October 25, 2011.
  25. Web site: Margie Engle Wins the $75,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix de Penn National . United States Equestrian Federation . October 23, 2011 . October 25, 2011.

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