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{{Short description|German-British dressage rider}}
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{{expand German|topic=bio|date=April 2022|Laura Tomlinson}}
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{{MedalSport | [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]] – [[Dressage]]}}
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'''Laura Tomlinson''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (''née'' '''Bechtolsheimer'''; born 31 January 1985, in [[Mainz]], Germany) is a [[Germans
As of 30 June 2012 the [[Fédération Équestre Internationale]] (FEI) ranked her 3rd in the world riding [[Mistral Højris]] and 36th on Andretti H.<ref name=rank>{{Cite web | publisher = [[Fédération Équestre Internationale]] | url = http://search.fei.org/Search_Centre/Ranking/Pages/Search.aspx?rankingCode=D_WR | title = Ranking / Standing Search | access-date = 8 August 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120319022321/http://search.fei.org/Search_Centre/Ranking/Pages/Search.aspx?rankingCode=D_WR | archive-date = 19 March 2012}}</ref> In that year, Tomlinson, riding Mistral Højris under her maiden name of '''Laura Bechtolsheimer''', won two medals in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London; gold for Great Britain in the team dressage with [[Carl Hester]] and [[Charlotte Dujardin]], the first ever Olympic team gold in the discipline for her country, and bronze in the individual dressage behind gold medalist and compatriot Dujardin.
==Early life==
A granddaughter of the German billionaire property magnate [[Karl-Heinz Kipp]] who founded the Massa chain of department stores, Bechtolsheimer was born in [[Mainz]], [[West Germany]] in 1985 to [[Germans|German]] parents Dr Wilfried Bechtolsheimer (who died in 2020), an entrepreneur and horse trainer, and [[Ursula Bechtolsheimer-Kipp]].<ref name=BDbio /><ref name=Times080427>{{Cite web | work = [[The Sunday Times]] | title = Rich List – Dr Wilfried and Ursula Bechtolsheimer and family| url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3796623.ece | date=27 April 2008| access-date= 8 August 2012}}</ref> She has three brothers, Felix, a singer formerly with rock group [[Hey Negrita (band)|Hey Negrita]] and now with [[Curse of Lono]], Goetz, and Till, a businessman and amateur racing driver who competes in the [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship]].<ref name=Times080427 /> The family moved to [[Ampney St Peter]] in [[Gloucestershire]] when she was one.
==Career==
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==Personal life==
Bechtolsheimer married professional [[polo]] player [[Mark Tomlinson]]. The couple have three children (Annalisa,<ref name=Birth/> Wilfred<ref name=Birth>{{cite web|url=https://eurodressage.com/2017/03/18/laura-tomlinson-gives-birth-second-child|title=Laura Tomlinson Gives Birth to Second Child|work=eurodressage.com|date=18 March 2017}}</ref> and Hanni) and
==See also==
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[[Category:British dressage riders]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Mainz]]
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[[Category:Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic equestrians
[[Category:English female equestrians]]
[[Category:Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
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