Sophie Christiansen OBE - Para-equestrian team - Grade Ia

Horse: Janeiro Lives: BerkshireChampionships: Paralympic Games (2012, 2008, 2004); Worlds (2010, 2007); Europeans (2009, 2005)Sophie first represented Great Britain when she was just 16, at the Athens Paralympics, winning individual bronze. She has gone on to win 16 medals (13 gold) at Championship level, including triple gold at the London 2012 Paralympics. Sophie has a Masters degree in Maths and currently works part time as a statistician.Disability: Sophie has cerebral palsy, which affects all her muscles including her speech and is one of the few British grade Ia riders who is not wheelchair-bound.