Wilhelm "Willi" Melliger (26 July 1953 – 16 January 2018) was a Swiss

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and Olympic medalist. With his horse

Calvaro V Calvaro V (1986 – 1 October 2003) was a grey Holsteiner gelding sired in 1986. Competing in show jumping events with his Swiss rider Willi Melliger, Calvaro won two Olympic silver medals ( 1996, 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, ...

, he won two Olympic silver medals: the first in

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at the

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and the second as part of team jumping at the

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. Melliger died on 16 January 2018 from complications of a

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that he suffered in December 2017. He was 64.Carnet noir: le cavalier Willi Melliger n'est plus

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* 1953 births 2018 deaths Swiss male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Switzerland Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Muri District Horse trader Sportspeople from Aargau {{Switzerland-equestrian-bio-stub