Malin Birgitta Barijard Johnsson, born 10 April 1975 in

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, competing in show jumping.Malin Baryard
''Sports Reference LLC'', retrieved 27 January. 2010. Baryard started to ride at the age of six and went on to be a very accomplished

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''Fédération Equestre Internationale'', retrieved 27 January 2010. She won a gold medal in the Swedish Championships at the age of just 14. She married Swedish TV presenter in the summer of 2004, and made her TV-presenting debut in the autumn of 2004 on the SVT show ''Barbacka''.

Achievements

In the 1996 Summer Olympics, Baryard placed 49th in the individual competition, and the Swedish team placed 10th. At the

1998 World Equestrian Games The 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Rome, Italy from October 1 to October 11, 1998. They were the 3rd edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. Events 11 events in 5 disciplines were held in Rome. M ...

, Baryard placed 66th individually and 12th team. At the 2000 Summer Games, she placed 20th individually and 7th in the team competition. At the

2002 World Equestrian Games The 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, from September 10 to September 22, 2002. They were the 4th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. Venue The main venue was the Es ...

, she placed 12th individually and the Swedish team placed 2nd overall. At the 2004 Summer Games, Baryard placed 28th, while the Swedish team gained a silver medal overall. At the

2006 World Equestrian Games The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from August 20 to September 3, 2006. They were the 5th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The m ...

, Baryard placed 107th individually and 12th team. Malin Baryard / H&M Butterfly Flip were awarded the 2003 FEI Best Horse and Rider Combination, having placed in the top ten in 21 competitions that year. The duo amassed a total of 1224 points, to finish the rankings 221 points ahead of

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/ Goldfever 2 and 222 points ahead of Markus Fuchs / Granie. That same year, Baryard placed third in the FEI World Cup Final with Butterfly Flip, in

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. In addition, the duo placed 7th in 2002, 6th in 2004 and 10th in 2007. Baryard also placed 7th with Corrmint in the 1996 World Cup Final, for a total of five top ten finishes in the event. In 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Baryard placed 5th in the Individual jumping events. She won Olympic gold in the team jump event.

Discography

* 2004 – Spånka feat. Malin Baryard – ''Do You Wanna Ride?''

References

1975 births Living people Swedish show jumping riders Swedish female equestrians Olympic equestrians of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics People from Norrköping Sportspeople from Östergötland County 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish women {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub