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Kurt Hasse (7 February 1907 – 9 January 1944 on the Eastern Front of
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
in the
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) was a German
show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...
champion, and 1936 Olympic champion. He was killed in action during
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.


Olympic Record

Hasse participated at the
1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
in
Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping, and also a team gold medal with the horse Tora."1935 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Equestrian"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 28 October 2008)


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* 1907 births 1944 deaths Sportspeople from Mainz Olympic gold medalists for Germany Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Germany German male equestrians Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics German military personnel killed in World War II {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub