| Nicknames |
Geli (Athlete, 04 Apr 2011) |
| Most influential person in career |
Her late fiance Marc Coumans, coach Heinrich Brahler. (Athlete, 04 Apr 2011) |
| Hero / Idol |
Equestrian coach Uta Graf. (Athlete, 04 Apr 2011) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"It's ability, not disability that counts." (angelika-trabert.de, 20 Jun 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2010 and 2020 she received the International Equestrian Federation [FEI] Against All Odds award. (fei.org, 11 Dec 2020; vorreiter-deutschland.de, 09 Nov 2010)
In 2018 she was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Museum in Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (fei.org, 10 Dec 2018)
In 2012 she was given the Silberne Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] Award. She also won a Spanish Award for Merit in equestrian sport and a Speyer Sports Star Award in 2012. (angelika-trabert.de, 20 Jun 2016; st-georg.de, 09 Nov 2012)
She won the 2009 Georg von Opel Prize for outstanding services to equestrian. (angelika-trabert.de, 20 Jun 2016) |
| Impairment |
She was born without legs and only three fingers on her right hand, two of which are missing the middle joints. (Athlete, 04 Apr 2011) |
| Other information |
OCCUPATION
She works as a specialist in anaesthesiology at Tagesklinik Frankfurt Hochst, a medical clinic in Frankfurt, Germany, and at IRS Gesundheitszentrum, a physical therapy clinic in Wiesbaden, Germany. Her job has previously taken her to places such as Guinea, Libya, Chinese Taipei and the Sahara, where she has performed medical work for isolated communities. (Facebook profile, 01 Jan 2021; angelika-trabert.de, 02 Sep 2018; Athlete, 04 Apr 2011)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Between 1996 and 2006 she served as an athlete spokesperson for the International Paralympic Equestrian Committee. In September 2018 she was elected to the International Equestrian Federation [FEI] Athletes' Committee. (eventingnation.com, 25 Sep 2018; angelika-trabert.de, 2015)
STAMP STAR
In July 2016 an image of her competing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London was used on a stamp by the German postal authorities. It was one of series celebrating the achievements of Paralympic athletes. (Facebook profile, 28 Jul 2016)
DOCUMENTARY
In 2006 a documentary about her life called 'Die Frau, die anders geht - Ein Paar auf zwei Beinen' [The woman who walks differently - A couple on two legs] was broadcast on German television. (trakehnerfoerderverein.de, 16 Jan 2006)
TRAGIC LOSS
Her fiance Marc Coumans died in a plane crash in 2005 while fighting forest fires in southern France. (brabantscentrum.nl, 25 Aug 2005) |
FEI Database
www.angelika-trabert.de/ 
www.facebook.com/angelika.trabert 
instagram.com/gelitrabert 
