| Alberto Michán | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Michán in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Israel (since 2018) Mexico (until 2017) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Alberto Michán Halbinger (1978-12-02) 2 December 1978 (age 46) Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Horse(s) | Chinobampo Lavita, Rosalía la Silla | |||||||||||||||||
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Alberto Michán (Hebrew: אלברטו משען; born 2 December 1978) is an Olympic horse rider. Born in Mexico, he competes for Israel and has represented his country of birth in the past. He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Biography
Michan was born in Mexico; his family comes from Israel.
He was a finalist at the FEI World Cup Jumping in 2006 and 2007.
He competed in the 2006 and 2014 World Equestrian Games.
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).
He earned a bronze medal in Team Jumping at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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.
He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
References
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Michán and the second or maternal family name is Halbinger.
- ^ "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. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "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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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Israeli male equestrians
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli people of Mexican-Jewish descent
- Equestrians from Mexico City
- Mexican Jews
- Mexican male equestrians
- Olympic equestrians for 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 for Israel
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