Marten von Barnekow (18 March 1900 in

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– 29 January 1967 in

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) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in

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with the German team at the

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in Berlin.

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1900 births 1967 deaths Sportspeople from Bydgoszcz German male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub