| Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (rontaler.ch, 04 Jun 2020) |
| Injuries |
In 2006 she broke several ribs, suffered a lung contusion, and ruptured her liver after being kicked by a horse. She spent six days in hospital, which included two days in intensive care, before returning home. (blick.ch, 29 Nov 2006) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"It does not matter what you learn, but do it well and make sure you finish. See that you are never dependent on another person. You have to stand on your own two feet." (marcelakrinke.ch, 15 Aug 2015) |
| Other information |
FAMILY STABLES
Her family run Reiterzentrum am Rotseeweg in Ebikon, Switzerland. They moved there in 1996 to set up a riding school, with an emphasis on teaching children how to ride. (reiterzentrum.ch, 01 Jan 2022; rontaler.ch, 04 Jun 2020; marcelakrinke.ch, 09 Apr 2018; eurodressage.com, 11 Oct 2012)
FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA TO SWITZERLAND
She was born in Czechoslovakia before her parents moved the family to Switzerland in 1968. (marcelakrinke.ch, 06 May 2017)
VETERINARIAN
She is a qualified veterinarian and ran her own practice in Seedorf, Switzerland, before leaving to focus on dressage. (reiterzentrum.ch, 20 Oct 2019) |
FEI Database
www.reiterzentrum.ch 
www.facebook.com/marcela.krinkesusmelj 
instagram.com/reiterzentrumamrotsee 
