Peter Lichtner-Hoyer (28 December 1925 – 23 November 2020) was an Austrian sportsman and

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Career

During World War II, he was badly wounded, so the physicians thought he would never walk again. Nevertheless, he regained strength and took part in more than 1500 competitions as an

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and as a

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and reached 1200 good placements. Lichtner-Hoyer took part in 24

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and European Championships.

Olympic Games

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

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1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) ( gr, πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of t ...

Prizes

* 2010 Panathlon Würdigungspreis

Works

* 1985 Cavalletti-Training, Rüschlikon-Zürich : Müller * 1989 Der letzte Husar, Wien : J und V * 1998 Cavalletti-Arbeit, Lüneburg : Cadmos

References

External links

Biography of Peter Lichtner-Hoyer
1925 births 2020 deaths Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics Austrian show jumping riders Austrian male modern pentathletes Austrian military personnel of World War II Austrian soldiers Olympic equestrians of Austria Austrian male equestrians Olympic modern pentathletes of Austria {{Austria-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub