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Herbert Blöcker

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Herbert Blöcker was a German eventing rider and three time Olympic medallist, born on 1 January 1943 in Fiefharrie in Schleswig-Holstein and died on 15 February 2014. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics he won a silver medal in eventing and a bronze medal in the team event, and he also took part in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Olympedia, the Olympic record keeper, credits him with two silver medals and one bronze in all and lists his club as RFV Elmshorn. In 2008 he and his Olympic horse Feine Dame were both inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Association of Eventing. He died of cancer at the age of 71 in Elmshorn.

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Birth Year
1943 1
Death Year
2014 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Source Olympedia: Herbert Blöcker
Source Olympedia: Herbert Blöcker

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1. Olympedia: Herbert Blöcker
Olympedia
  • Biographical information, birth
    Born 1 January 1943
  • Biographical information, death
    Died 15 February 2014
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
  • Medals
    Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
  • Plays: Equestrian, Results, discipline
    Equestrian Eventing ( Equestrian)
  • Competed In: 1976 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    1976 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    1992 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    1996 Summer Olympics
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