Alberto Michán Halbinger (born 2 December 1978) is an Israeli-Mexican Olympic horse rider. Born in Mexico, he competes for Israel.[1] He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1]
Biography
Michan was born in Mexico; his family comes from Israel.[2]
He was a finalist at the FEI World Cup Jumping in 2006 and 2007.[3]
He competed in the 2006 and 2014 World Equestrian Games.[1][3]
He competed for Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, both in individual jumping (coming in 29th) and in team jumping (coming in 8th).[4]
He earned a bronze medal in Team Jumping at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he tied with Scott Brash and Nick Skelton, both of the team-gold medal-winning United Kingdom, for 5th in individual jumping. He was part of the Mexican team for team jumping, which finished in fifth place.[1]
He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Alberto Michan moves on to represent Israel". worldofshowjumping.com. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Alberto Michan has changed nationality and joined the Israeli team". horseshowjumping.tv.
- ^ a b c "Alberto Michan Riding for Israel Now". Jumper News. 5 January 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Michán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
External links
- Alberto Michán at FEI
- Alberto Michán at FEI (alternative link)
- Alberto Michán at Olympics.com
- Alberto Michán at Olympedia
- Alberto Michán at The-Sports.org
- Alberto Michán on Facebook
- Alberto Michán on Instagram
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