Carl von Moers (9 December 1871 – 26 May 1957) was a German

horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

, born in

Neuwied Neuwied () is a town in the north of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the District of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the east bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne. Th ...

, who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He and his horse ''May-Queen'' won the silver medal as member of the German team in the team

eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. Thi ...

after finishing 15th in the individual eventing competition. Von Moers also participated in the individual dressage event with his horse ''New Bank''. They finished twelfth.

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list of German equestrians

at Sports-Reference.com 1871 births 1957 deaths People from Neuwied German event riders German dressage riders Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of Germany German male equestrians Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rhineland-Palatinate {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub