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Agnete KIRK THINGGAARD

Agnete KIRK THINGGAARD, Danish Dressage athlete.
Name Agnete KIRK THINGGAARD
FEI ID 10105560
Gender Female
Date of Birth 18/05/1983
Competing for Denmark - DEN
Registration Dressage 2020
Last update 06/06/2023
FEI Database



Dressage 70x70
Further Personal Information
Family Daughters Laura, Mathilde, and Edith
Occupation Business Owner
Languages Danish, English
Higher education Psychology - University of Aarhus: Denmark
General Interest
Famous relatives Her father Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen runs Kirkbi A/S, a company that owns 75% of the Lego brand. Kjeld has also bred jumping and dressage horses, while her brother Thomas Kirk Kristiansen has bred Arabian horses. (fei.org, 20 Oct 2018; bt.dk, 09 Apr 2018)
Other information COMPETITIVE BREAK In 2020 she began an indefinite break from dressage competition. "I have chosen to put my career on hold for some time. For private reasons I need to focus my time and energy on my family and to be a mother, above all. The horses are fine, all are fit to compete." (bt.dk, 05 Dec 2022; eurodressage.com, 05 Mar 2022, 11 Nov 2021, 26 May 2021) BUSINESS She is a fourth-generation owner of the Lego brand, sharing ownership of a 75% stake in the toy company with her father, sister and brother. In 2020 she joined the board of Kirkbi A/S, the family's holding and investment company. She has established several other companies, including Julianelyst ApS, a forestry and agriculture business in Ostbirk, Denmark. (finans.dk, 22 Nov 2022; eurodressage.com, 26 Jan 2022; kirkbi.com, 21 Oct 2020; forbes.com, 2020; legofoundation.com, 21 Oct 2020) OTHER ACTIVITIES She is the founder of the Center for ADHD S/I, a non-profit organisation in Aarhus, Denmark, that helps children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]. (kirkbi.com, 21 Oct 2020)