Herbert Blöcker (1 January 1943 – 15 February 2014) was a German equestrian and 3-time Olympic medalist. He was born in Schleswig-Holstein. He won a silver medal at the Olympics in

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in 1980 following by winning another silver in eventing at the

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in Barcelona. During the same Olympic games, he won a bronze medal also in the team event. He also participated in the

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in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2008, both he and his Olympic horse, "Feine Dame", were inducted into the International Association of Eventing Hall of Fame. Blöcker died of cancer on 15 February 2014 at the age of 71 in Elmshorn.

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1943 births 2014 deaths German male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Germany Olympic equestrians for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Schleswig-Holstein Olympic medalists in equestrian Deaths from cancer in Germany Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub