Hartwig Steenken
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1941-07-23)23 July 1941 Twistringen | ||||||||||||||
Died | 10 January 1978(1978-01-10) (aged 36) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hartwig Steenken (23 July 1941 – 10 January 1978) was a West German show jumper. He was born in Twistringen,[1] and raised on his father's farm in Bowrede near Hoya in Lower Saxony.[2]
Steenken won the individual title at the 1971 European Championships and the 1974 World Championships, and was on the West German team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympics, where he came fourth in the individual event.[2] He won silver at the 1975 European Championships, and decided not to compete in the 1976 Olympics as he had no horse good enough to win; his earlier mount, Simona, being too old.[2]
On 1 July 1977, Steenken broke the FEI's rules on amateurism by signing a sponsorship deal with Campari.[2] Twelve days later, he sustained serious head injuries as a passenger in a car which crashed into a wall returning from an amateur football match in which he had played.[2] He fell into a coma and died six months later in Hanover.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Hartwig Steenken". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Ludwig, Dieter (23 July 2010). "Heute wäre Hartwig Steenken 69 Jahre alt geworden..." Ludwigs Pferdewelten (in German). Wassenberg. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
External links
- Hartwig Steenken at Olympedia
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- 1912
Lewenhaupt, Kilman, von Rosen, Rosencrantz (SWE)
- 1920
König, von Rosen, Norling, Martin (SWE)
- 1924
Thelning, Ståhle, Lundström, von Braun (SWE)
- 1928
Navarro, Álvarez, García (ESP)
- 1932 No medals awarded
- 1936
Hasse, von Barnekow, Brandt (GER)
- 1948
Mariles, Uriza, Valdés (MEX)
- 1952
White, Stewart, Llewellyn (GBR)
- 1956
Winkler, Thiedemann, Lütke-Westhues (EUA)
- 1960
Winkler, Thiedemann, Schockemöhle (EUA)
- 1964
Schridde, Jarasinski, Winkler (EUA)
- 1968
Day, Gayford, Elder (CAN)
- 1972
Ligges, Wiltfang, Steenken, Winkler (FRG)
- 1976
Parot, Rozier, Roguet, Roche (FRA)
- 1980
Chukanov, Poganovsky, Asmaev, Korolkov (URS)
- 1984
Fargis, Homfeld, Burr Howard, Smith (USA)
- 1988
Beerbaum, Brinkmann, Hafemeister, Sloothaak (FRG)
- 1992
Raijmakers, Romp, Tops, Lansink (NED)
- 1996
Sloothaak, Nieberg, Kirchhoff, Beerbaum (GER)
- 2000
Beerbaum, Nieberg, Ehning, Becker (GER)
- 2004
Wylde, Ward, Madden, Kappler (USA)
- 2008
Ward, Kraut, Simpson, Madden (USA)
- 2012
Skelton, Maher, Brash, Charles (GBR)
- 2016
Rozier, Staut, Bost, Leprevost (FRA)
- 2020
von Eckermann, Baryard-Johnsson, Fredricson (SWE)
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