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Janne Friederike MEYER-ZIMMERMANN

Janne Friederike MEYER is a German athlete and competes in Jumping.

Name Janne Friederike MEYER-ZIMMERMANN
FEI ID 10001705
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/01/1981
Competing for Germany - GER
Registration Jumping 2024
Last update 24/05/2023
FEI Database




Jumping 70x70
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She first sat on a horse with her father at age two. She got her first pony at age six.
Why this sport? Her parents bred horses. Her father was a rider and she followed him into the sport.
Club / Team Norddeutsche und Flottbeker Reiterverein: Germany
General Interest
Hobbies Scuba diving, flying. (Facebook page, 09 Jul 2020)
Hero / Idol German riders Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Ludger Beerbaum. (fei.org, 25 Sep 2016; hna.de, 11 Jul 2014)
Injuries In 2005 she sustained a concussion after falling during a competition in Hamburg, Germany. (janne-meyer.de, 31 May 2014)
Awards and honours In 2015 she was named DKB Germany Riders Tour Rider of the Year and Northern Germany Athlete of the Year. (janne-meyer.de, 01 May 2016) She has twice been named Female Athlete of the Year in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. (fehmarn24.de, 17 Feb 2011)
Other information STABLES She and her husband Christoph run Hof Waterkant, a training, competition, and breeding stable in Pinneberg, Germany. (Instagram profile, 20 Mar 2023; abendblatt.de, 03 Aug 2022) CHARITY WORK She has served as a board member of the Rainbow Foundation in Hamburg, Germany, and worked as an ambassador for the breast cancer charity Pink Ribbon Germany. (Facebook page, 25 Jul 2018; janne-meyer.de, 01 May 2016) OTHER ACTIVITIES She is a qualified pilot, having gained her private licence in 2010. "I love the feeling of freedom and watching the world go by." (janne-meyer.de, 01 May 2016; horseweb.de, 20 May 2014)
Further Personal Information
Family Husband Christoph Zimmermann, son Friedrich [2022]
Residence Pinneberg, GER
Occupation Athlete, Breeder, Business Owner, Horse Trainer
Languages English, German