Bjorn Nagel changes nationality and is German (again)

For six years Björn Nagel of Friedrichskoog, Germany started for the Ukraine in Nations' Cups, European Championships, World Championships and the Olympic Games in Hong Kong and London.

“It was a great time and it was a lot of fun for me”, said the 34 year old rider who, as of October 23rd, will be starting under the German flag again.
This marks the end of the commitment in the Ukraine. “We have not parted ways on bad terms. It was a very interesting six years with Alexander Onyshenko and the team, but now there are new goals. People are continually developing and have to set new priorities,” is how Nagel explained his change of nationality. The formalities have already been completed at the FEI.

Bjorn Nagel is allowed to start at international competitions, but for the next two years he won't be able to compete in World Cups, Nations' Cups or Championships for Germany. “That is the international rule,” emphasized the show jumping rider. Nagel has also had a long discussion with the discipline trainer Heinrich-Hermann Engemann. Nagel: “With the respective results I will have the same opportunity as everybody else to start at international shows. At the moment my horses are a bit young for that, but of course I would like to compete again at the international level in the near future.”