Gerhard "Gerd" Wiltfang (27 April 1946 in

Stuhr Stuhr is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km southwest of Bremen. The biggest cities in Stuhr are Brinkum, Fahrenhorst, Groß Mackenstedt, Heiligenrode (Neukrug), Moordeich, ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

– 1 July 1997 in Thedinghausen) was a German

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and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich. In 1978, he won the World Championship in show jumping, and in 1982 the silver medal. Witfang was married to Rita, with whom he had three children. They divorced and she later married

Alwin Schockemöhle Alwin Schockemöhle (born 29 May 1937) is a former German show-jumper. He was a successful international show jumping equestrian in the 1960s and 1970s at individual and team events in Olympic Games and European Championships. He was one of f ...

. Wiltfang died in 1997 of heart failure.

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* 1946 births 1997 deaths People from Diepholz (district) German male equestrians Olympic equestrians for West Germany Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lower Saxony {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub