Gottfried Trachsel
Gottfried Trachsel (born October 5, 1907 , † 1974 in Thun , Canton Bern ) was a Swiss dressage rider .
At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 he won the silver medal in team dressage behind Sweden on his horse “Kursus” together with Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer . He had already started in the individual dressage before, but had just missed a podium with fourth place. Four years later, Trachsel won another medal in team dressage at the equestrian games of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm together with Chammartin and Fischer , this time bronze behind Sweden and the Germans tied for points. In the individual dressage he had previously achieved sixth place.
Web links
- Gottfried Trachsel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Trachsel, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss dressage rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1907 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1974 |
| Place of death | Thun , Canton of Bern |