Alwin Schockemöhle (born 29 May 1937) is a former

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

show-jumper. He was a successful international show jumping

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

in the 1960s and 1970s at individual and team events in

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

and

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

. He was one of four children, a girl and three boys. His younger brother

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

was also a successful show-jumper. Werner Schockemöhle, his youngest brother was a well-known horse breeder in Oldenburg.

Biography

Schockemöhle was involved in horses from an early age, and sold his grey mare Anaconda to the American equestrian

Mary Mairs Mary Mairs-Chapot (born June 20, 1944) is an American equestrian. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the ...

for DM100,000. His success in horse-dealing allowed him to fund the debt-ridden family estate when he took it over, aged 20. Schockemöhle won his first Olympic gold medal in 1960 on the German show jumping team, followed in 1968 by a bronze medal. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he won both gold in the individual and a silver medal with the German team which he was part of with his brother. He has won both the European and German championships several times. By his first wife Gaby, who later married

Hendrik Snoek Hendrik Snoek a former German show jumper who later became a businessman. Snoek was heir to a supermarket fortune. He was kidnapped on 3 November 1976 and held for a DM 5,000,000 ransom. He was discovered by a lorry driver, tied up under a motor ...

, he had a daughter, Alexandra, and two sons, Christoph who lives in Singapore, and Frank who is a manager in the German

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

, and two daughters, Vanessa and Christina by his second wife Rita Schockemöhle. Rita also had three children by her previous husband Gerhard Wiltfang – Alwin has been quoted as saying "She has four children, I have five, altogether there are seven". Schockemöhle was inducted into

Germany's Sports Hall of Fame The Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (german: Hall of Fame des deutschen Sports) is the national sports hall of fame in Germany, initiated 2006. The inductions are made by Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund and Verband Deu ...

in July 2016.

Major achievements

CHIO Aachen''
May 2006 *Olympic Games ** 1960 in Rome: Gold medal team, individual 26th on ''Ferdl'' ** 1968 in Mexico City: Bronze medal team, individual 7th on ''Donald Rex'' ** 1976 in Montreal: Silver medal team, Gold medal individual on ''Warwick Rex'' *European Championships **1963 in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

Bronze medal team, Silver medal individual on ''Ferdl'' and ''Freiherr'' **1965 in

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

: Bronze medal individual on ''Freiherr'' **1967 in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

: Bronze medal individual on ''Donald Rex'' and ''Pesgö'' **1969 in

Hickstead Hickstead may refer to: * All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, a show jumping venue in England * Hickstead (horse), an Olympic gold medal winning show jumping horse * Hickstead Hickstead may refer to: * All England Jumping Course at Hickstead ...

: Silver medal individual on ''Donald Rex'' and ''Wimpel'' **1973 in Hickstead: Silver medal individual on ''Rex the Robber'' and ''Weiler'' **1975 in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

: Gold medal team, Gold medal individual on ''Warwick Rex'' *Other **Four times German champion (1961, 1963, 1967, 1975) **Thrice champion of the ''Grand Prix of Aachen'' (1962 on ''Freiherr'', 1968 on ''Donald Rex'' and 1969 on ''Wimpel'') **Thrice champion of the '' German Jumping Derby'' in Hamburg (1957, 1969, 1971)

References

Sources

derStandard.de
June 2002
Rheinlands Reiter – Pferde
July 2004 * Eckhard F. Schröter: ''Das Glück dieser Erde. Leben and Karriere deutscher Springreiter.''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1980,

External links

*
Alwin Schockemöhle official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schockemohle, Alwin 1937 births Living people People from Meppen German male equestrians German show jumping riders Olympic equestrians of the United Team of Germany Olympic equestrians of West Germany People from the Province of Hanover Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lower Saxony