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4 The Hanoverian 08|2012 Sport 1972: Liostro by Der Löwe xx/Dolman and Karin Schlüter. 1972: Simona by Weltgeist/Angola and Hartwig Steenken finished in forth place in the individual competition. 1976: Mehmed by Ferdinand/Altried and Dr. Reiner Klimke become World Champions in Copenhagen in 1974. alreadybeen decided. After cross-country the German team holds third place with an ever so slight advantage over Australia. Reservist Karl Schutz rides Pisco by Julius Caesar xx/Falkenheim. The German riders are able to hold on to their advantage after the stadium course and win the bronze medal behind Great Britain and the United States. Richard Meade wins the individual gold medal once again. The dressage competitions promise great excitement for the teams from Germany and the Soviet Union. Preceding championships and large competitions eliminated every doubt that noone but these two countries will decide the team and individual dressage competitions here. All Russian horses impress with type, expression, refined heads and excellent movement. Liselott Linsenhoff with her impressive 14-year old Swedish chestnut stallion Piaff and Josef Neckermann on his elevenyear old Venetia by Anblick xx even surpass any expectations. The third team member called Karin Schlüter on her 12-year old chestnut gelding Liostro by Der Löwe xx/Dolman impresses with a good seat, soft contact and subtle aids application; the ride however is not faultless. The judges do not agree in their scores. The placement differs between 3rd and 16th! This ride prevents the team’s victory. The team from Russia becomes the new Olympic winner by a narrow margin; Germany comes in second in front of three female riders from Sweden who take home the team bronze medal. Liselott Linsenhoff earns Olympic gold on her mount Piaff with a considerable advantage. It is the first time in the history of equestrian competitions that a woman becomes Olympic champion in the individual competition. Josef Neckermann wins the bronze medal behind Elena Petoushkova from Russia. German jumper riders experience mixed emotions in Munich. The first competition is the individual jumper class and ends in disappointment. Hartwig Steenken on proven Simona by Weingeist/Angola finishes in forth place in the equestrian stadium in München-Riem together with Hugo Simon, now from Austria, and Jamey Day from Canada. Gerd Wiltfang does not find any rhythm on Askan by Almhügel/Agram and finishes in 16th place. Graziano Mancinelli from Italy becomes the Olympic champion. Without any medals and rather depressed the riders from Germany look towards the team competition. The German team strengthened by Hans Günter Winkler on Torphy finishes the first round with a total of 16 penalty points followed by the US team. The second round turns into a dramatic duel. Team Germany wins the gold medal for the fifth time after 1936, 1956, 1960 and 1964 with a difference of only 0,25 penalty points. This has never happened before in the history of the Olympic Games. 1976: World champion and Olympic winner German riders are very successful at the top level of equine competition during the first half of the 70s which allows for a favorable prognosis for the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976. Hartwig Steenken and Simona win the World Championships in Hickstead, Great Britain in 1974; Dr. Reiner Klimke becomes Dressage World Champion in Copenhagen with Mehmed by Ferdinand/Altried and also wins team gold together with his team mates Liselott Linsenhoff/Piaff and Karin Schlüter/ Liostro. The riders from Germany perform beautifully at the continental championships, too. Alwin Schockemöhle becomes individual European Champion in Munich with his mount Warwick Rex by Wortschwall/Allwieder and wins gold with his team as well. The good results of German riders on various championships throughout the passed ye-
ars are confirmed in Montreal. All eleven riders return home with a medal. Once again the equestrians are the most successful athletes of all German Olympic participants. The competition runs even better than expected for Germany’s event riders: The team wins the silver medal behind USA. A repeat of an Olympic German-Russian dressage duel does not occur in Montreal. Only one rider from the Soviet Union presents a horse of Olympic caliber. The team from Germany has no trouble winning gold. Christine Stückelberger from Switzerland wins the individual gold medal on her exceptional Holstein mount Granat just like she did at the World Equestrian Games two years earlier. Harry Boldt rides Woyceck by Wunsch II/Deputant into second place; Dr. Reiner Klimke and Mehmed win bronze. 39-year old Alwin Schockemöhle surpasses his own performances in the individual Olympic jumper competition. He finishes both rounds without any penalty points on his 10-year old Hanoverian gelding Warwick Rex as the only competitor. A jump-off for the gold medal is therefore not necessary. A first in the history of the Olympic Equestrian Games that a rider finishes the competition with zero faults. The teams have mixed feelings about the Nation Prize at the large Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The rain softened the grounds considerably. Alwin Schockemöhle/Warwick Rex, Paul Schockemöhle/Agent by Agram/Ingraben, Sönke Sönksen/Kwept and Hans Günter Winkler/Trophy are in first place together with the French team after the first round. As so often the last ride of the second round decides the outcome! If Alwin Schockemöhle has a faultless round, Germany wins gold. Warwick Rex makes two mistakes which results in eight penalty points: silver for Germany, gold for France. 1980: The Western world boycotts the Olympic Games Mostly the Olympic movement has been able to separate the World Event for athletes from political developments except for the Olympic Games in Berlin that required a massive intervention of the IOC on national-socialistic dictators. The neutral status of the games came to an abrupt end in 1979. The sport has to make a difficult and worldwide politically important decision after Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan: To either adhere to the Olympic idea and send athletes to the games in Moscow – or protest and ultimately boycott the games. In some athletic disciplines the Olympic victory looses its importance, if the best in this discipline do not compete. This certainly holds true for the equestrian games. The strongest riders meet at alternative championships called festivals. Los Angeles 1984: “American way of life” Latest at the opening ceremony everybody realizes: Los Angeles celebrates the Olympic Games of 1984 in accordance with the American way of life. The youngest German military team of all times competes in Los Angeles. Claus Erhorn is the senior member of the team at the age of 25. The German team wins the bronze medal behind USA and Great Britain with strong nerves and three faultless rides on the final stadium course. The outstanding 28-year old Mark Todd from New Zealand becomes the individual Olympic Champion. Dr. Reiner Klimke fulfills his greatest dream in the dressage ring. The lawyer certainly does not lack championship medals – one however is still missing: the individual Olympic gold medal. Klimke and his bay Westphalian Ahlerich surpass any prior performances in the Grand Prix of Los Angeles. The pair makes a team victory for Germany perfect with top scores. In the jumping competitions the great stars are from the host country. Touch of class and Joe Fargis defeat Konrad Homfeld and Abdullah in the jump-off for the individual gold medal. The riders from Germany being Paul Schockemöhle and Deister by Diskant/Adlerschild xx, Franke Sloothaak on Farmer, Fritz Ligges on Ramzes and Peter Luther on Livius cannot prevent the US-American dominance in the individual as well as the team competition. The German quartet proves itself beautifully. At times it even appears as if a silver medal is in reach. In the end the German riders must be content with the bronze medal behind USA and Great Britain. Paul Schockemöhle and Deister once again are the best German participants. They finish the individual competition in seventh place. n Sport 1968: Donald Rex by Durban/Franz and Alwin Schockemöhle, best horse-rider combination in the Nation Prize of Mexico. 1964: Dux by Duellant/Staatsanwalt with Reiner Klimke. The Hanoverian 08|2012 5
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