Laura Tomlinson

Laura Tomlinson MBE (née Bechtolsheimer; born 31 January 1985, in Mainz, Germany) is a German-British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 June 2012 the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) ranked her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Højris and 36th on Andretti H. In that year, Tomlinson, riding Mistral Højris under her maiden name of Laura Bechtolsheimer, won two medals in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; gold for Great Britain in the team dressage with Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, the first ever Olympic team gold in the discipline for her country, and bronze in the individual dressage behind gold medalist and compatriot Dujardin.

Laura Tomlinson

Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
EquestrianDressage
Olympic Games
2012 Olympic GamesTeam Dressage
(with Mistral Højris)
2012 Olympic GamesIndividual Dressage
(with Mistral Højris)
World Championships
2010 KentuckyTeam – Grand Prix
(with Mistral Højris)
2010 KentuckyIndividual – Grand Prix Special
(with Mistral Højris)
2010 KentuckyIndividual – Grand Prix Freestyle
(with Mistral Højris)
European Championships
2011 RotterdamTeam – Grand Prix
(with Mistral Højris)
2009 WindsorTeam – Grand Prix
(with Mistral Højris)
2009 WindsorIndividual – Grand Prix Special
(with Mistral Højris)
2011 RotterdamIndividual – Grand Prix Special
(with Mistral Højris)
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