Reiner Klimke was a German equestrian who specialized in dressage. He competed at six Olympic Games between 1960 and 1988, missing only the 1980 Games because of West Germanys boycott, and won six gold and two bronze medals in dressage across that span, a total that stood as a record for the discipline for many years.
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Career HighlightWon six Olympic gold medals in dressage: team gold in 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984 and 1988, and individual gold in 1984 riding Ahlerich. 1 Classification
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1. Wikipedia, Reiner Klimke
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14 January 1936-17 August 1999) was a German equestrian
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14 January 1936-17 August 1999) was a German equestrian
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14 January 1936-17 August 1999) was a German equestrian
Equestrian career section, Olympic medals sentence
He won team gold in 1964, 1968 (both on Dux), 1976 (riding Mehmed), 1984 and 1988 (both with Ahlerich), and the individual gold in 1984 on Ahlerich.
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Reiner Klimke (German pronunciation: [ˈÊaɪnÉ ËˆklɪmkÉ™] ; 14 January 1936 – 17 August 1999) was a German equestrian, who won six gold and two bronze medals in dressage at the Summer Olympics — a record for equestrian events that has since been surpassed.
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