Vera Beatriz Protzen (10 February 1975 – 2 November 2020) was a German-born Argentinian

Dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...

rider. She competed twice at the Pan American Games; at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

in Rio de Janeiro, where she came 5th in the finals, and at the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...

in Lima where she came individual 7th in the finals. Vera won team and individual gold during the

2006 South American Games The VIII South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') were a multi-sport event held from 9 to 19 November 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with some events taking place in Mar del Plata (canoeing, ...

in Buenos Aires and team silver at the

2014 South American Games The 2014 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Santiago, Chile. It was the 10th edition of the ODESUR South American Games. Santiago hosted this event for the second time, the first being in 1986. Most of the events took ...

in Quillota, Chile. On 2 November 2020 Vera got involved in a riding accident on her six year old horse and was discovered in the field at her stable. She was found with a serious brain trauma and was hospitalised to the Capilla del Señor Hospital in Buenos Aires, where she died.

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1976 births 2020 deaths Female equestrians Argentine dressage riders Argentine people of German descent Equestrians at the 2007 Pan American Games Equestrians at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Argentina South American Games medalists in equestrian South American Games silver medalists for Argentina South American Games gold medalists for Argentina Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games {{Argentina-equestrian-bio-stub