Alberto Michán
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| Full name | Alberto Michán Halbinger | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israel (since 2018) Mexico (until 2017) | ||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1978 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Horse(s) | Chinobampo Lavita, Rosalia la Silla | ||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Biography[]
Michan was born in Mexico; his family comes from Israel.[3]
He was a finalist at the FEI World Cup Jumping in 2006 and 2007.[4]
He competed in the 2006 and 2014 World Equestrian Games.[2][4]
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).[5]
He earned a bronze medal in Team Jumping at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4]
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.[2]
He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Alberto Michan moves on to represent Israel". 1 January 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Showjumping, www worldofshowjumping com, World of. "Alberto Michan moves on to represent Israel | World of Showjumping". www.worldofshowjumping.com.
- ^ "Alberto Michan has changed nationality and joined the Israeli team". www.horseshowjumping.tv.
- ^ a b c News, Jumper (5 January 2018). "Alberto Michan Riding for Israel Now".
- ^ 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Israeli male equestrians
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli people of Mexican-Jewish descent
- Sportspeople from Mexico City
- Mexican Jews
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- Olympic equestrians of Mexico
- Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in equestrian
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Equestrians at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic equestrians of Israel
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