Peter Lichtner-Hoyer (28 December 1925 – 23 November 2020) was an Austrian sportsman and
colonel
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.
Career
During World War II, he was badly wounded, so the physicians thought he would never walk again. Nevertheless, he regained strength and took part in more than 1500 competitions as an
equestrian
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
Examples of this are:
* Equestrian sports
*Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...
and as a
pentathlete
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) ( gr, πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of t ...
and reached 1200 good placements. Lichtner-Hoyer took part in 24
world
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and
European Championships.
Olympic Games
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1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
in
show jumping
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*
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
in
pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) ( gr, πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of t ...
Prizes
* 2010 Panathlon Würdigungspreis
Works
* 1985 Cavalletti-Training, Rüschlikon-Zürich : Müller
* 1989 Der letzte Husar, Wien : J und V
* 1998 Cavalletti-Arbeit, Lüneburg : Cadmos
References
External links
Biography of Peter Lichtner-Hoyer
1925 births
2020 deaths
Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Austrian show jumping riders
Austrian male modern pentathletes
Austrian military personnel of World War II
Austrian soldiers
Olympic equestrians of Austria
Austrian male equestrians
Olympic modern pentathletes of Austria
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