Agnete Kirk Thinggaard (: Kristiansen; born 18 May 1983) is a Danish Olympic

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rider. Representing Denmark, she competed at the

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where she finished 26th in the

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and 6th in the team competition. Kirk Thinggaard also competed at two editions of

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finals (in 2015 and 2016), achieving 11th and 9th place, respectively. She is the youngest daughter of former Lego CEO

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (; born 27 December 1947) is a Danish businessman who was the president and CEO of The Lego Group from 1979 to 2004. According to the '' Bloomberg Billionaires Index'', Kristiansen is the third richest Dane, with a net wor ...

, the granddaughter of

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and great-granddaughter of the company founder

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. Together with her father, sister Sofie and brother

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, they split ownership of a 75% stake in the company. According to ''

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'', her net worth was estimated at $6.2 billion, . She married Claus Thinggaard in 2008 with whom she has three daughters. The couple divorced in 2022. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from

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* Living people 1983 births Danish female equestrians Danish dressage riders Place of birth missing (living people) Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Denmark Kristiansen family 21st-century Danish sportswomen Aarhus University alumni Lego people {{Denmark-equestrian-bio-stub