Herbert Blöcker
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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
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in Barcelona. During the same Olympic games, he won a bronze medal also in the team event. He also participated in the
1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
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