Age, Biography and Wiki
Edwina Tops-Alexander was born on 29 March, 1974 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian equestrian. Discover Edwina Tops-Alexander's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Professional Showjumper |
| Age |
49 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
29 March, 1974 |
| Birthday |
29 March |
| Birthplace |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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She is a member of famous Professional with the age 49 years old group.
Edwina Tops-Alexander Height, Weight & Measurements
At 49 years old, Edwina Tops-Alexander height is 5 ft 5 in and Weight 50 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5 ft 5 in |
| Weight |
50 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Edwina Tops-Alexander's Husband?
Her husband is Jan Tops
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Jan Tops |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Edwina Tops-Alexander Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Edwina Tops-Alexander worth at the age of 49 years old? Edwina Tops-Alexander’s income source is mostly from being a successful Professional. She is from Australia. We have estimated Edwina Tops-Alexander's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Professional |
Edwina Tops-Alexander Social Network
Timeline
Edwina Tops-Alexander (born 29 March 1974) is an Australian showjumper known for her participation in three Olympics, finishing in the top ten twice.
She is the first Australian to place in the top 10 at the World Equestrian Games and the first rider to earn more than €1 million in prize money on the Global Champions Tour.
She is Australia's most decorated female equestrian.
Tops-Alexander began riding at age eight through her local Pony Club.
In 1995, she won the Australian Young Rider's Championship.
In 1995 she won the Australian Young Rider Championships.
She made her debut representing Australia in 1998, the same year that she moved to Europe.
In 1998, wanting to ride against the top riders in the world, she moved to Europe, taking her horse, Mr. Dundee, with her to Belgium.
In 1999, before beginning her own company, she competed for Ludo Philippaerts, a famous show jumper, for about three years.
In 2000, Tops-Alexander met Dutch rider Jan Tops, who became her coach and later, her husband.
In 2002, Tops-Alexander competed at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), hosted that year in Jerez, for the first time.
In 2006, she placed fourth at WEG Aachen.
That year, she also competed on the Global Champions Tour for the first time.
In 2006 in Aachen Germany, she became the first Australian to make the final of the individual jumping competition at the World Equestrian Games, where she finished fourth despite entering the competition as 35th in world show jumping rankings.
Brussels, Valkenswaard, London, Zürich, Cannes, Geneva, Vigo, and Doha are just few of the places where Edwina has won Grand Prix shows.
She rode at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing ninth individually and helping Team Australia to a seventh-place finish.
She was selected for the jumping events at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she rode Isovlas Itot du Chateau.
She placed 9th in the individuals and 9th in the team competition.
In 2010, she was the overall winner of the Global Champions Tour.
She was the overall champion of the Global Champions Tour in both 2011 and 2012.
Not only did she win twice in a row but she was the very first rider to win a total of one million euros of prize money on the tour.
In 2012 she competed at the London Olympics.
Also in 2012, at the age of 38, she rode in the individual show jumping for Australia at the Summer Olympics.
She rode Itot Du Chateau and finished in a time of 81.77s with 4 faults.
This put her in 20th place for the individual competition and for them team competition Australia was 10th.
In 2014 she became the first rider to earn more than €1 million in prize money on the Global Champions Tour.
She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, captaining the Australian showjumping team and finishing ninth individually.
Tops-Alexander finished second, after Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, on the 2016 Longines Global Champions Tour.
Alexander began riding at the age of eight.
She became interested in horses because her neighbor had a barn and she watched them ride on the weekends.
The Avondale Pony Club in North Turramurra, New South Wales was where she first began riding.
In 2016 Edwina won the Miami Beach Grand Prix, the first Global Champions Tour round of the season.
Edwina placed ninth in the individual showjumping during the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Lintea Tequila.
She currently has Lintea Tequila, California, and Carentina De Jonter as her main horses.
On 19 March 2017 Tops-Alexander won the Saut Hermes competition in Paris, on the mare California.
A week later, she announced an indefinite hiatus from competition due to her pregnancy.
On 14 September 2017, Tops-Alexander made a return to 5* competition in Switzerland.
"To be honest I never really felt like I was on a break. I was so busy I didn't even get time to read a book. I had a very easy pregnancy. I was never tired and I had no sickness except for having no appetite. I just enjoy so much spending time with Chloé and getting to understand her" said Tops-Alexander in an interview.
Tops-Alexander was selected for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and rode Identity Viseroel in the Jumping event.
She was not able to progress to the final.
