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{{Short description|German-British dressage rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{expand German|topic=bio|date=April 2022|Laura Tomlinson}}
{{MedalTableTop|Laura Bechtolsheimer - Our Greatest Team Parade.jpg|230px}}
{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}
{{MedalSport | [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]] – [[Dressage]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Olympic Games]]|[[Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Team dressage|Team Dressage]]<br/>(with ''Mistral Højris'')}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2012 Olympic Games]]|[[Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage|Individual Dressage]]<br/>(with Mistral Højris)}}
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==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 were expecting a fourth as of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic British Dressage Rider, Laura Tomlinson Announces Pregnancy |url=https://everythinghorseuk.co.uk/olympic-british-dressage-rider-laura-tomlinson-announces-pregnancy/ |website=Everything Horse |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>
==See also==
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