Hermann Schridde

Olympic medal record
Representing  Germany
Equestrian
1964 Tokyo Team jumping
1964 Tokyo Individual jumping
Representing  West Germany
Equestrian
1968 Mexico City Team Competition

Hermann Schridde (3 July 1937, in Celle – 18 May 1985 in Meißendorf, near Winsen) was a German equestrian. Schridde won the German show jumping championship in 1960.[1]

Schridde was a show jumper at the 1964 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany. He won a gold medal in the team event and a silver medal in the individual event.[2] In 1965, he won the European Show Jumping Championships in Aachen riding Dozent. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the team event, riding for West Germany. He qualified for West Germany for the 1972 Summer Olympics, but withdrew, and founded a private school for parachutists in Meißendorf.[1]

He was appointed German federal show jumping trainer in 1980, and held the post until his death from an aircraft crash in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gestorben". Obituary. Der Spiegel. 1985-05-27. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  2. ^ "The 1964 Olympics: Tokyo, Japan". Sports History. Hickok Sports. 2008-11-14. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2008-12-19.


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