George Theodorescu (1 October 1925 – 21 August 2007) was a Romanian equestrian. He competed in two events at the

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. A native of Romania, Theodorescu moved to Germany at age 31 as a political refugee. His daughter

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is a three-time Olympic team gold medalist as part of the German dressage team, and twice World Cup champion.

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1925 births 2007 deaths Romanian male equestrians Romanian dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Romania Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics Dressage trainers Romanian emigrants to Germany Place of birth missing {{Romania-equestrian-bio-stub