Margie Goldstein-Engle

Margie Goldstein-Engle

Margie Goldstein-Engle, born on March 31, 1958, is an American show jumping rider. She is very good at her sport and has won many awards.

Goldstein-Engle has been named the American Grandprix Association Rider of the Year ten times. This shows how excellent she is at competitions. Her success has made her famous and respected in equestrian sports.

With her many wins, she has inspired young riders and helped make show jumping more popular. Her story shows how practice, never giving up, and loving horses can lead to great achievements.

Early and personal life

Margie Goldstein-Engle was born in Miami, Florida to Mona, a school principal and teacher, and Irvin Goldstein, an accountant. She grew up in South Miami with two older brothers and loved horses from third grade.

At age nine, she worked at horse barns and dog kennels to pay for riding lessons. She had less money than other riders but still followed her dream. She went to South Miami High School, North Miami Beach High School, and later graduated from Florida International University with top grades in business education. She married horse veterinarian Steve Engle in 1995.

Equestrian career

Margie Goldstein-Engle was very successful in equestrian sports. She won 6 World Cups and 20 Nations Cups between 1984 and 2005. In 1987, she set a world-record-high jump of 7 feet 8 3⁄4 inches. Even though she fell during horse shows many times, she kept coming back to compete.

She won medals at the Pan American Games and competed in the Olympics. She was named Rider of the Year ten times by the American Grandprix Association. Her career earnings from show jumping were over $4 million, and she had more than 195 Grand Prix victories.

Halls of Fame

In 2001, she was honored by the U.S. Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2009 she was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. On 25 March 2021, she was inducted into the US Show Jumping Hall of Fame.