Deister (10 February 1971 – 27 August 2000) was a

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ridden by

Paul Schockemöhle Paul Schockemöhle (born 22 March 1945) is a German former showjumper. He was a successful international show jumping equestrian in the 1970s and 1980s at individual and team events in Olympic Games, World Championships and Eu ...

and Hartwig Steenken. He won many top international competitions in the sport of

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. He was three times European Champion. He stood 16.3½ hh (171 cm).

Achievements

*Winner, Individual Gold Medal 1981

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*Winner, Individual Gold Medal 1983 European Championships in

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*Winner, Individual Gold Medal 1985 European Championships in

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*Individual Silver Medal 1979 European Championships in

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*Winner, Team Gold Medal 1981 European Championships in München *Team Silver Medal 1979 European Championships in Rotterdam *Team Bronze Medal 1983 European Championships in Hickstead *Team Bronze Medal 1985 European Championships in Dinard *Team Silver Medal 1982

Show Jumping World Championships The World Show Jumping Championships, or the show jumping competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games, was started in 1953, with individual competition. In 1978 Team competitions began, and men and women began competing against one another. From ...

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*6th Individual 1982 World Championships, Dublin *Team Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics in

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*7th Individual 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles *Winner of the 1983 King George V Gold Cup, England *Winner of the 1984

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(CHIO)

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*Winner of the 1982 Hickstead Derby *Winner of the 1986 Hickstead Derby *Deister won 5 German Championships with Schockemöhle (1980, 1982, 1983, 1986 & 1987)

References

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Deister's pedigreePhoto of Deister jumping

Video of Deister at Gothenburg 1986
German show jumping horses Individual warmbloods Horses in the Olympics 1971 animal births 2000 animal deaths Individual male horses Hanoverian horses