BIOGRAPHY

Edwina Tops-Alexander (born March 29, 1974, in Sydney, Australia), is Australia's leading show jumper and one of the highest ranked female riders in the world.

From a grounded background, Edwina has gone on to become not only the most decorated Australian female equestrian athlete of all time but one of the highest-ranking female riders in the world - with millions of Euros in prizes earned throughout her lengthy and impressive career.

Moving Halfway Around The World
In 1998, only three years after winning the highest honours available to a young Australian rider, Edwina decided to move halfway around the world in order to further her career and open up the opportunity to compete against more world-class riders.

Upon landing in Europe, she hit the ground running, working and competing for the Belgian rider Ludo Phillippaerts for several years before branching out on her own.

Olympic and WEG Success
Moving to Europe was clearly a good move for Edwina, as she has since gone on to have incredible success, representing Australia in the Olympics on three occasions, in Hong Kong in 2008, London in 2012, and Rio de Janeiro in 2016 - with two top ten placings.

She was the first Australian not only to qualify for the Final of the World Equestrian Games in 2006, she also won the semifinal, and while that would be impressive enough in itself - she then went on to finish in 4th place, proving that her belief that everything is possible as long as you keep believing in yourself will ring true - as long as you put the work in it.

Global Champions Tour

Competing in the Global Champions Tour (LGCT) since its inception back in 2006, Edwina has won the overall ranking in both 2011 and 2012.

She was the first rider to win over €1 million in prize money on the LGCT circuit, and in 2018 won the first-ever Super Grand Prix worth over €2 million in prize money.

Career Highlights
Edwina has consistently competed at some of the most significant events in the world, with just some of her career highlights including:

• 2002 WEG Jerez.

• 2006 WEG Aachen 4th place

• 2008 Hong Kong Olympics Individual Top 10

• 2010 WEG Kentucky

• 2011 Global Champions Tour Overall Winner

• 2012 London Olympics, Global Champions Tour Overall Winner

• 2014 WEG, Global Champions Tour first rider to earn over €1 million in prizes

• 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Individual Top 10

• 2018 Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix Champion of Champions

Collaborations and Sponsorships

As a world-class competitor, Edwina understands that working with select brands that align with her style, mindset, and values not only help her but help the sport as a whole by bringing a brighter spotlight to equestrianism.

Edwina has also worked with a number of non equestrian brands including Gucci, Jaeger LeCoultre, and Adidas.