Uwe Sauer

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Uwe Sauer (born August 30, 1943 in Hamburg ) is a former dressage rider from the Federal Republic of Germany who became Olympic champion in 1984 .

Career

Uwe Sauer and Hirtentraum took second place behind Reiner Klimke at the German Championship in 1978 . In 1979 he reached sixth place in the individual ranking at the European Championships in Arhus, but did not belong to the German team that won the title in the team decision. Sauer and Hirtentraum were part of the roster for the 1980 Olympic Games , but could not compete in Moscow because of the German team's Olympic boycott. At the replacement event in Goodwood , England , Sauer took fourth place in the individual ranking and won with the German team.

In 1983 Sauer competed with his new horse Montevideo at the European Championships in Aachen. In the individual ranking, he took third place behind the Danish Anne Grethe Jensen and Reiner Klimke. In the team classification, the German team with Reiner Klimke, Uwe Sauer, Uwe Schulten-Baumer and Herbert Krug won ahead of the Danish team. In 1984 Sauer and Montevideo took second place in the German championship behind Reiner Klimke. At the Olympic Games in 1984 Sauer finished sixth in the individual ranking, together with Reiner Klimke and Herbert Krug he won the team ranking. After Sauer and Montevideo had once again taken second place behind Reiner Klimke at the German Championship in 1985, they were also part of the German squad at the European Championships in Copenhagen. Klimke and Sauer won the team title together with Tilmann Meyer zu Erpen and Uwe Schulten-Baumer.

Uwe Sauer started for the Hamburg-Wentorfer Reiterverein , he runs an equestrian center in Seeth- Ekholt.

Curiosity

In 1984 there were two athletes named Uwe Sauer in the Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the rider and basketball player Uwe Sauer .

literature

  • National Olympic Committee for Germany: Los Angeles 1984. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1984

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personal data
SURNAME Sour, Uwe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dressage rider
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg