Gerhard Wiltfang
German equestrian
Gerhard Wiltfang
Nationality German Born (1946-04-27 ) 27 April 1946Stuhr Died 1 July 1997(1997-07-01) (aged 51) Sport Equestrian
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 .
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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 , P. Charles (GBR )
2016 : Rozier , Staut , Bost , Leprevost (FRA )
2020 : von Eckermann , Baryard-Johnsson , Fredricson (SWE )
2024 : Brash , H. Charles , Maher (GBR )
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