Kristian ROBERTS
Kristian Roberts is an American athlete and competes in Vaulting.
| Name | Kristian ROBERTS |
| FEI ID | 10037770 |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 17/03/1993 |
| Competing for | United States of America - USA |
| Registration | Vaulting 2024 |
| Last update | 27/10/2022 |
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| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began vaulting in 2005 at the Half Moon Bay Vaulting Club in California, United States of America. |
| Why this sport? | He accepted an invitation from the Palmer family of the Half Moon Bay Vaulting Club to try vaulting. "When I turned 12 in 2005, some friends asked me to come try out vaulting. I joined the Half Moon Bay Vaulting Club coached by Jill Palmer and began doing local competitions, mostly recreational, until I started becoming more serious about it in 2008." |
| Club / Team | Pacific Coast Vaulting Club: Woodside, CA, USA |
| Name of coach | Carolyn Bland [club], GBR; Emma Seely [national], USA |
| Coach from which country? | UK |
| Coach from what year? | 2015-Present |
| Training Regime | He trains in gymnastics three days a week and vaulting training three days a week. |
| International Debut | |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Competing for | United States |
| Tournament | 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games |
| Location | Lexington, KY, USA |
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| Hobbies | Photography. (Instagram profile, 06 Sep 2018) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany. (fei.org, 08 Jan 2018) |
| Most influential person in career | Devon Maitozo, Jacques Ferrari |
| Injuries | He broke his leg prior to the 2016 World Championships in Le Mans, France, forcing him out of the competition. (fei.org, 08 Jan 2018) |
| Awards and honours | Four time US National Champion. 2010/2014 WEG Competitor. 2012 Worlds Compeitor/2016 Worlds Qualifier. Unfortunately, I broke my leg just before the 2016 World Championships and was unable to compete. |
| Other information | OTHER ROLES In 2018 he began working as an information technology director for the American Vaulting Association. (fei.org, 08 Jan 2018) FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied German language studies at De Anza College in Cupertino, CA, United States of America. (Facebook profile, 31 Aug 2018) |
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| Residence | United States |
| Occupation | Athlete, Coach |
| Languages | English, German |
| Higher education | Cañada College: Redwood City, CA, USA |
