Thaisa Erwin
Australian equestrian (born 1980)
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Thaisa Erwin (born 22 August 1980 in Aberdeen, United Kingdom) is a British born Australian equestrian athlete.[1] She competed at several international competitions in show-jumping. In July 2024, Erwin was selected by the Australian Equestrian Federation to represent the Australian team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2]
Personal life
Erwin was born in Aberdeen, but grew up in Russia and Australia. She attended the University of New England and the University of Newcastle, graduating with a double degree in environmental engineering.[3]
She began riding horses as an eight-year-old and took up competitive riding as a teenager. By 2004, Erwin was in contention for a spot at the Athens Olympics. Riding her horse "The Countryman", Erwin qualified to go to Athens, however was not selected.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Erwin lives and works in Middleburg, Virginia, United States where she and her husband Matthias Hollberg run an equestrian business.[10][11][12]
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