Helmut Rethemeier (born 8 June 1939) is a German
equestrian
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Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
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and Olympic medalist. He competed in
eventing
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at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
in
Montreal
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, and won a silver medal with the German team.
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1939 births
Living people
German male equestrians
Olympic equestrians of West Germany
Olympic silver medalists for West Germany
Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
People from Herford (district)
Sportspeople from Detmold (region)
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