Nanna Merrald Rasmussen

Nanna Merrald
Merrald riding Atterupgaards Orthilia in 2021
Personal information
Full nameNanna Skodborg Merrald
Born8 October 1993 (1993-10-08) (age 32)
Hvalsø, Denmark
Spouse
Jesper Rasmussen
​
(m. 2022)​
[1]
Websitewww.nannamerrald.dk
Sport
Country Denmark
SportEquestrian
ClubMerrald Dressage, Hvalsø
Achievements and titles
2020 Olympic Games
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam dressage
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 HerningTeam dressage
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 HagenTeam dressage
Bronze medal – third place2023 RiesenbeckTeam dressage
Silver medal – second place2023 RiesenbeckIndividual dressage
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2023 OmahaIndividual dressage
Silver medal – second place2024 RiyadhIndividual dressage

Nanna Skodborg Merrald (born 8 October 1993) is a Danish dressage rider.[2] She has qualified for the 2014 Dressage World Cup Final in Lyon after finishing 6th in the Western European League rankings. She was forced to withdraw, though, after her horse Millibar failed to pass the veterinary test.[3]

Career

Merrald represented Denmark at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan with the stallion Blue Hors Zack. She finished 4th with the team and 11th in the individual final.[4] She won a team gold medal at the 2022 World Championships.

She also represented Denmark in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where she was riding on the horse Zepter. She won a silver team medal and placed 9th in the individual freestyle.[5]

Personal life

Merrald was married to Jesper Rasmussen on 11 June 2022.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "What's Happening: June 2022". eurodressage.com. 19 June 2022. Danish Olympian Nanna Skodborg Merrald married her partner, Jesper Rasmussen, on Saturday 11 June 2022
  2. ↑ "Nanna SKODBORG MERRALD". FEI.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Denmark's Millibar Out of World Cup Final". Dressage-News.com. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014. Nanna Skodborg Merrald
  4. ↑ "Jeg tror på en medalje i Tokyo". Ridehesten.com (in Danish). 25 June 2021. Nanna Skodborg Merrald
  5. ↑ Lushin, Kimberly (30 July 2024). "Denmark Leads Paris Olympic Dressage After Day 1, US Eliminated". The Chronicle of the Horse. Nanna Skodborg Merrald
  6. ↑ "What's Happening: August 2021". eurodressage.com. 22 August 2021. a few dressage riders got engaged in August. The first was Danish Olympian Nanna Skodborg Merrald, who was proposed to by long-time boyfriend Jesper Rasmussen
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