Sönke Rothenberger
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 October 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sönke Rothenberger (born 14 October 1994) is a German Olympic equestrian.[1][2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished in 19th place in the individual dressage competition.[3] He was also part of the German dressage team which won the gold medal in the team dressage competition.[4]
Sönke is a son of dressage riders Sven and Gonnelien Rothenberger, multiple Olympic medalists from 1996 Summer Olympics. German-born Sven switched to the Netherlands after marrying Gonnelien. Meanwhile, Sönke, as well as his sisters Sanneke and Semmieke, have been representing Germany since the start of their international careers.[5]
Notable Horses
- Deinhard B - 1999 Palomino German Riding Pony Stallion (Dornick B x Golden Dancer)
- 2007 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Bronze Medal
- 2008 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Gold Medal
- 2009 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal, Individual 15th Place Freestyle
- Cosmo 59 - 2007 Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Van Gogh x Fruhling)
- 2014 European Young Rider Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Bronze Medal, Individual Ninth Place Freestyle
- 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Gold Medal, Individual 19th Place
- 2017 European Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal, Individual Silver Medal Freestyle
References
- ↑ "Sönke Rothenberger". fei.org. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ "Sonke Rothenberger". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ "Rothenberger". Dressurstall-Rothenberger. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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