 In 1994 Kürten married Eckard Kürten and moved to Hünxe in the German Rhineland.She has twice represented Ireland at the Olympic Games, 1996 Atlanta on "Diamond's Exchange" finishing 26th individually and team 8th and in 2004 Athens on "Castle Forbes Maike" finishing 18th individually.Kurten had been the highest ranked Irish rider (apart from October 2009 (Ranking no.