Herbert Blöcker in 1978

Herbert Blöcker
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1978 LexingtonTeam eventing
Silver medal – second place1982 LuhmühlenTeam eventing
Bronze medal – third place1974 BurghleyTeam eventing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1973 KievTeam eventing
Silver medal – second place1973 KievIndividual eventing
Silver medal – second place1999 LuhmühlenTeam eventing
Bronze medal – third place1975 LuhmühlenTeam eventing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaIndividual eventing
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaTeam eventing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1990 StockholmTeam eventing

Herbert Blöcker (1 January 1943 – 15 February 2014) was a German equestrian and 3-time Olympic medalist.[1] He was born in Schleswig-Holstein. He won a silver medal at the Olympics in Fontainebleau in 1980 following by winning another silver in eventing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. During the same Olympic games, he won a bronze medal also in the team event. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] In 2008, both he and his Olympic horse, "Feine Dame", were inducted into the International Association of Eventing Hall of Fame. Blöcker died of cancer on 15 February 2014 at the age of 71 in Elmshorn.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Herbert Blöcker". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Eva van den Adel (16 February 2014). "Holsteiner and eventing icon Herbert Blöcker deceased". Horses International. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Reitlegende Herbert Blöcker gestorben" (in German). 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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