Hans Gunter Winkler was a German show jumper, the only rider in the discipline to win five Olympic gold medals, part of a career total of seven Olympic medals earned across six different Olympic Games. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of Germany's most popular athletes.
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Career HighlightOnly show jumper to win five Olympic gold medals and seven Olympic medals overall, and to compete and win medals across six different Olympic Games. 2 Classification
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Hans Günter Winkler (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈɡÊntÉ ËˆvɪŋklÉ] ; 24 July 1926 – 9 July 2018) was a German show jumper.
2. Wikipedia, Hans Gunter Winkler
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Hans Günter Winkler (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈɡʏntɐ ˈvɪŋklɐ] ; 24 July 1926-9 July 2018) was a German show jumper.
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Hans Günter Winkler (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈɡʏntɐ ˈvɪŋklɐ] ; 24 July 1926-9 July 2018) was a German show jumper.
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Hans Günter Winkler (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈɡʏntɐ ˈvɪŋklɐ] ; 24 July 1926-9 July 2018) was a German show jumper.
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He is the only show jumper to have won five Olympic gold medals and a total of seven Olympic medals, and to compete and win medals in six different Olympic Games.
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Hans Günter Winkler (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈɡʏntɐ ˈvɪŋklɐ] ; 24 July 1926-9 July 2018) was a German show jumper.
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Hans Günter Winkler (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈɡʏntɐ ˈvɪŋklɐ] ; 24 July 1926-9 July 2018) was a German show jumper.
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Was Hans Gunter Winkler the only show jumper to win five Olympic gold medals?
Yes, across a career of seven Olympic medals in six Games.
Yes. Hans Gunter Winkler was the only rider in show jumping to win five Olympic gold medals, part of a career total of seven Olympic medals earned across six different Olympic Games. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of Germany's most popular athletes.
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