Elke Philipp

Elke Philipp (born 4 February, 1964) is a German Paralympic equestrian.

Elke Philipp
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1964-02-04) 4 February 1964
Treuchtlingen, Germany[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportPara-equestrian
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
FEI World Equestrian Games
2014 NormandyIndividual freestyle
2018 TryonIndividual championship
2018 TryonTeam para-dressage

Philipp has had cerebellar ataxia[1] since 1984 when she suffered from a swelling of the brain due to Viral meningitis.  This resulted in her staying in hospital for 18 months, the paralysis of the left side of her brain and having to have a permanent tracheotomy.[2]

She won a silver medal at the 2016 Paralympics in the team event alongside Alina Rosenberg, Carolin Schnarre and Steffen Zeibig.[3] She also a bronze medal at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games in individual freestyle event and two bronze medals at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in the individual championship and team para-dressage events.[1]

She has also competed in para-skiing events[2] and works as a senior laboratory assistant.[1]

References
  1. "Elke Philipp - Team Deutschland Paralympics". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Elke Philipp". fei.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. "Rio 2016 - equestrian - dressage-team". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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