Ludger Beerbaum is a German show jumper born August 26, 1963, in Detmold. He won four Olympic gold medals, team gold in 1988 Seoul, individual gold in 1992 Barcelona, and team gold in both 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney, plus a team bronze at the 2016 Rio Games. He also won two team gold medals at the World Equestrian Games, in 1994 and 1998, and has been ranked the world's number one show jumper by the FEI on multiple occasions.
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Career HighlightFour-time Olympic gold medalist in show jumping, individual and team, and multiple-time FEI world No. 1 show jumper. 1 Classification
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Did Ludger Beerbaum defend an Olympic title?
Yes. He won team jumping gold at Atlanta in 1996 and again at Sydney in 2000.
Yes. Olympedia lists Ludger Beerbaum among the equestrian jumping riders who successfully defended an Olympic title in the same event at back-to-back Games, winning the open team jumping event at Atlanta in 1996 and again at Sydney in 2000. He had also won the team event at Seoul in 1988, so Olympedia counts him among riders who won more than one title in the same event at non-consecutive Games.
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Ludger Beerbaum (German pronunciation: [ˈluːtɡɛʁ ˈbeːɐˌbaʊ̯m], . Born 26 August 1963) is a German equestrian who competes in show jumping.
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Born 26 August 1963) is a German equestrian who competes in show jumping.
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26 August 1963
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He is also a four-time Olympic Gold medalist team and individual.
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Ludger Beerbaum (German pronunciation: [ˈluːtɡɛʁ ˈbeːɐˌbaʊ̯m], . Born 26 August 1963) is a German equestrian who competes in show jumping.
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Ludger Beerbaum (German pronunciation: [ˈluːtɡɛʁ ˈbeːɐˌbaʊ̯m], . Born 26 August 1963) is a German equestrian who competes in show jumping.
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At the 2004 Olympic Games, Beerbaum and his mount, Goldfever, managed to finish with only 4 penalty points, helping Germany earn the team gold medal.
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