Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff (born 1 August 1960, in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

) is a German

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and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team

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at the

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. She is daughter of equestrian and Olympic champion

Liselott Linsenhoff Liselott Linsenhoff (27 August 1927 – 4 August 1999) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. Competing in the mixed dressage on the famous Swedish stallion Piaff, she won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics with the West German te ...

. She was appointed

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in 2002.

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1960 births Living people German dressage riders Olympic equestrians of West Germany German female equestrians Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Düsseldorf UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub