Liselott Linsenhoff (27 August 1927 – 4 August 1999) was a German

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

and Olympic champion. Competing in the mixed dressage on the famous Swedish stallion Piaff, she won a gold medal at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport ev ...

with the West German team, and an individual gold medal at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 19 ...

, becoming the first woman gold medalist in this event.Liselott Linsenhoff
. sports-reference.com At the world championships, Linsenhoff was a member of the winning dressage team in 1974 and finished second individually in 1970 and third individually in Copenhagen in 1974. In addition, she won two individual (1969 and 1971) and one team European title (1973). Her daughter, Ann-Kathrin, was also an Olympic champion in equestrian sport. Liselott was the daughter of Albert Schindling, the owner of the racing stable ''Asta''. She lived in

Taunus The Taunus is a mountain range in Hesse, Germany, located north of Frankfurt. The tallest peak in the range is '' Großer Feldberg'' at 878 m; other notable peaks are '' Kleiner Feldberg'' (825 m) and '' Altkönig'' (798 m). The Taunus range spa ...

and was one of the most prominent German dressage riders, along with

Josef Neckermann Josef Carl Peter Neckermann (5 June 1912 – 13 January 1992) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won Olympic medals at four different Olympics, in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972. Later Neckermann became a member of the West German ...

. In 1975, her family moved to Switzerland, which resulted in a conflict with the German tax authorities, and retirement of Linsenhoff from sport shortly before the 1976 Olympics.

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* 1927 births 1999 deaths German dressage riders Olympic equestrians of the United Team of Germany Olympic equestrians of West Germany German female equestrians Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in equestrian Sportspeople from Frankfurt Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub