Karin Schlueter
Karin Schlüter-Billings (born March 12, 1937 in Hamburg ) is a former dressage rider from the Federal Republic of Germany, who was among the world's best from 1970 to 1975.
Career
Karin Schlüter from the North German and Flottbeker Reiterverein (NFR) began riding in the 1950s. She celebrated her greatest successes on the chestnut gelding Liostro , with whom she won the German Dressage Derby in 1968 . In 1970 she won her first German championship title. At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich , she took seventh place in the individual competition and won the silver medal behind the Soviet team in the team competition, together with Josef Neckermann and Liselott Linsenhoff . In 1973, Schlüter won the German Dressage Derby and the German Championships for the second time. Together with Liselott Linsenhoff and Reiner Klimke , she won the team championship at the European Championships in Aachen . In 1974 Karin Schlueter defended her title in both the dressage derby and the German championships. At the World Championships in Copenhagen, Klimke, Linsenhoff and Schlüter won the team classification. In 1975 Karin Schlueter won her fourth German championship title with Liostro . At the European Championships in Kiev she received the bronze medal behind the Swiss Christine Stückelberger and Harry Boldt , her only international medal in an individual competition; together with Harry Boldt and Ilsebill Becher she defended the title in the team championship. In 1976, the now 15-year-old Liostro was no longer in top form. Karin Schlüter won the German Dressage Derby with Gassendi , but was only a substitute rider behind Harry Boldt, Reiner Klimke and Gabriela Grillo at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and was not used.
Karin Schlüter's horses from the Greif stable were trained by Walter Biedermann and Walter Günther , and Karin Schlüter's husband, Hans-Werner Schlüter, was the tenant of the stable. Karin Schlueter rode Kurprinz , Alpina , Mars , Ikarus , Liostro and Gassendi at tournaments .
After her riding career, she concentrated on painting. She married in the 2000s and took the name Schlueter-Billings. She lives alternately in her husband's home (in Florida) and in Hamburg.
successes
singles
- German championships
- 1st place: 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975
- 2nd place: 1971
- Bronze European Championship 1975
team
- Silver Olympic Games 1972
- World Champion 1974
- European champion 1973, 1975
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Munich Kiel 1972. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1972
Web links
- Karin Schlüter in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- World Equipe Championships ( Memento from March 25, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- European Championships ( Memento from May 3, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- European Equipe Championships ( Memento from May 3, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- German championships
Individual evidence
- ^ National Olympic Committee for Germany: The Olympic Team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1976
- ^ Page of the NFR
- ↑ Karin Schlüter - Once a great rider, now a great painter , report by Dieter Ludwig, April 21, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schlueter, Karin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schlueter-Billings, Karin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German dressage rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |