Marianne Gossweiler (born 15 May 1943 in
Schaffhausen
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) is a Swiss equestrian. She placed seventh in individual
dressage
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and won a silver medal in team
dressage
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at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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in
Tokyo
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. She a won bronze medal in team dressage at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
. She is married to
sports rower Urs Fankhauser.
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1943 births
Living people
Swiss female equestrians
Swiss dressage riders
Olympic equestrians of Switzerland
Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in equestrian
People from Schaffhausen
Sportspeople from the canton of Schaffhausen
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
20th-century Swiss women
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