Gerhard Wiltfang
German equestrian
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Gerhard "Gerd" Wiltfang (27 April 1946 in Stuhr, Lower Saxony – 1 July 1997 in Thedinghausen) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] In 1978, he won the World Championship in show jumping, and in 1982 the silver medal.
Gerd Wiltfang receives a prize from Freddy Heineken (1965) | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 July 1997 (aged 51) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
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Witfang was married to Rita, with whom he had three children. They divorced and she later married Alwin Schockemöhle.[2]
Wiltfang died in 1997 of heart failure.