Helmut Rethemeier (born 8 June 1939) is a German

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and Olympic medalist. He competed in

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at the

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, and won a silver medal with the German team.

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1939 births Living people German male equestrians Olympic equestrians of West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Herford (district) Sportspeople from Detmold (region) {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub