Herbert Blöcker
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1992 Barcelona | Individual eventing |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1992 Barcelona | Team eventing |
| World Championships | ||
| 1978 Lexington | Team eventing |
| 1982 Luhmühlen | Team eventing |
| 1974 Burghley | Team eventing |
| 1990 Stockholm | Team eventing |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1973 Kiev | Team eventing |
| 1973 Kiev | Individual eventing |
| 1999 Luhmühlen | Team eventing |
| 1975 Luhmühlen | Team eventing |
Herbert Blöcker (1 January 1943 – 15 February 2014) was a German equestrian and 3-time Olympic medalist.[1] He was born in Schleswig-Holstein. He won a silver medal at the Olympics in Fontainebleau in 1980 following by winning another silver in eventing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. During the same Olympic games, he won a bronze medal also in the team event. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] In 2008, both he and his Olympic horse, "Feine Dame", were inducted into the International Association of Eventing Hall of Fame. Blöcker died of cancer on 15 February 2014 at the age of 71 in Elmshorn.[3]
References
- ↑ "Herbert Blöcker". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ↑ Eva van den Adel (February 16, 2014). "Holsteiner and eventing icon Herbert Blöcker deceased". Horses International. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Reitlegende Herbert Blöcker gestorben" (in German). February 2, 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
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