René Tebbel (born 12 February 1969) is a German-born

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rider who has been representing Ukraine since 2015. He competed at the

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where he finished 19th in the

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and 13th in the

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competition. Representing Germany, he competed at the

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, 1993 European Championships and at seven editions of FEI

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finals (in 1990, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2007). After switching allegiances to Ukraine he also participated at the 2015 European Championships.

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Living people 1969 births German male equestrians Ukrainian male equestrians Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of Ukraine German emigrants to Ukraine Naturalized citizens of Ukraine {{Ukraine-equestrian-bio-stub