Hermann SCHRIDDE

Team
Federal Republic of GermanyFederal Republic of Germany
GermanyGermany
Olympic Medals
1G
1S
1B
Games Participations2
First Olympic GamesTokyo 1964
Year of Birth1937

Biography

Show jumper Hermann Schridde won an Olympic medal of every color. In 1964 he was Olympic Champion with the mixed German team and also came in second individually. Four years later in Mexico City, by then representing West Germany, he won a team bronze. In 1965 Schridde won the European Championships in Aachen in the individual event. In 1960 he was West German champion. In 1964, he was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, the highest German sports award.

Schridde surprisingly retired in 1972, although he had qualified for the 1972 München Games. He was appointed West German show jumping head coach in 1980, and held the post until his death in an aircraft crash in 1985, after flying four parachutists up to 3,000 metres.

Olympic Results

Athlete Olympic Results Content

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