Wilhelm Büsing (born 2 March 1921) is a German former

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 i ...

who competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in Helsinki, where he won a silver medal in team eventing and a bronze medal in the individual tournament. He also won a silver medal in team eventing at the 1954 European Championships. A veterinarian by trade, he was also present at the

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...

, and 1964 Summer Olympics as a coach and trainer. In addition to his veterinary practice, he also worked as horse breeder.

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1921 births Living people German centenarians Men centenarians German male equestrians Olympic equestrians of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub