Dina Ellermann (née Dina Radha'a; born 20 December 1980) is an Estonian

dressage Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrianism, equestrian sport defined by th ...

rider. She competed at the

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, and at three

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(in

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

and

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

). She competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, becoming the first Estonian equestrian to do so, and finished 49th individually. Ellermann was born in

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to an Estonian mother and an Iraqi father. She graduated from secondary education from Tallinn 21st School in 2000 and in 2005 from

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, majoring in recreation management. She began training in equestrian sports the age of 11. Ellermann has been the Estonian national champion 9 times (2012–20) and the Estonian interior champion 6 times (2008, 2016–20). She has been a member of the Estonian national team since 2008. Her current best international championship result is 49th place from the 2017 European Championships.

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* Living people 1980 births Sportspeople from Baghdad Estonian female equestrians Estonian dressage riders Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Estonia Tallinn University alumni Estonian people of Iraqi descent {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub