Horst Koehler (rider)
Horst Köhler (born November 14, 1938 in Röbel , German Reich ) is a former German dressage rider .
Life
Köhler was GDR dressage champion twelve times, mainly thanks to his white horse "New Snow", which reached the old age of 32 years.
Köhler took part in the Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972 together with Wolfgang Müller and Gerhard Brockmüller . After the promotion of equestrian sport by the DTSB ceased in the mid-1970s , he moved to the Neustadt State Stud (Dosse) . Here he was in charge of the branch in Potsdam / Bergholz-Rehbrücke for dressage horses until the mid-1990s. After the reunification he managed to gain a foothold in the upscale national sport with the stallion "Abendwind". Among other things, the couple won the championship of the Berlin-Brandenburg regional association. Köhler lives in Potsdam and is married.
successes
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Summer Olympics :
- 1968 in Mexico City : with "fresh snow" 4th place (team), 5th place (individual)
- 1972 in Munich : with "Imanuel" 5th place (team), 17th place (individual)
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World Championships :
- 1970 in Aachen : bronze with "fresh snow" (team)
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European Championships :
- 1969 in Wolfsburg : silver with "fresh snow" (team)
- GDR Championships Men:
- Gold: 1966 to 1968, 1977 to 1981, 1983, 1986 to 1988
- Silver: 1969, 1970, 1974 to 1976, 1985
Individual evidence
Web links
- Horst Köhler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- www.cavallo.de - Horst Köhler: A legend turns 70
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koehler, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German dressage rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Röbel , German Empire |