Gerhard Wiltfang
German equestrian
Gerd Wiltfang receives a prize from Freddy Heineken (1965) | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1946-04-27)27 April 1946 Stuhr | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1 July 1997(1997-07-01) (aged 51) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
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Gerhard "Gerd" Wiltfang (27 April 1946 in Stuhr, Lower Saxony – 1 July 1997 in Thedinghausen) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] In 1978, he won the World Championship in show jumping, and in 1982 the silver medal.
Witfang was married to Rita, with whom he had three children. They divorced and she later married Alwin Schockemöhle.[2]
Wiltfang died in 1997 of heart failure.
References
External links
- Gerhard Wiltfang at Olympedia
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- 1912 Lewenhaupt, Kilman, von Rosen, Rosencrantz (SWE)
- 1920 König, von Rosen, Norling, Martin (SWE)
- 1924 Thelning, Ståhle, Lundström, von Braun (SWE)
- 1928 Navarro, Álvarez, García (ESP)
- 1932 No medals awarded
- 1936 Hasse, von Barnekow, Brandt (GER)
- 1948 Mariles, Uriza, Valdés (MEX)
- 1952 White, Stewart, Llewellyn (GBR)
- 1956 Winkler, Thiedemann, Lütke-Westhues (EUA)
- 1960 Winkler, Thiedemann, Schockemöhle (EUA)
- 1964 Schridde, Jarasinski, Winkler (EUA)
- 1968 Day, Gayford, Elder (CAN)
- 1972 Ligges, Wiltfang, Steenken, Winkler (FRG)
- 1976 Parot, Rozier, Roguet, Roche (FRA)
- 1980 Chukanov, Poganovsky, Asmaev, Korolkov (URS)
- 1984 Fargis, Homfeld, Burr Howard, Smith (USA)
- 1988 Beerbaum, Brinkmann, Hafemeister, Sloothaak (FRG)
- 1992 Raijmakers, Romp, Tops, Lansink (NED)
- 1996 Sloothaak, Nieberg, Kirchhoff, Beerbaum (GER)
- 2000 Beerbaum, Nieberg, Ehning, Becker (GER)
- 2004 Wylde, Ward, Madden, Kappler (USA)
- 2008 Ward, Kraut, Simpson, Madden (USA)
- 2012 Skelton, Maher, Brash, Charles (GBR)
- 2016 Rozier, Staut, Bost, Leprevost (FRA)
- 2020 von Eckermann, Baryard-Johnsson, Fredricson (SWE)
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