Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck (24 February 1882 in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

– 22 May 1942 in Assenhausen,

Starnberg Starnberg is a German town in Bavaria, Germany, some southwest of Munich. It is at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the " Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg. Recording a disposable per-capi ...

) was a German

horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. In 1928 he and his horse ''Caracalla'' were part of the German

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 ...

team which won the gold medal in the team dressage event after finishing eleventh in the individual dressage competition.

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Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck at databaseOlympics.com
1882 births 1942 deaths Sportspeople from Munich German dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Germany Barons of Germany Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics German male equestrians Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub