Sönke Rothenberger
German equestrian
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Sönke Rothenberger (born 14 October 1994) is a German Olympic equestrian.[1][2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished in 19th place in the individual dressage competition.[3] He was also part of the German dressage team which won the gold medal in the team dressage competition.[4] In 2024 he was the first traveling reserve for the German dressage team at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[5]
Sönke Rothenberger and Favourit (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sönke is the only son of dressage riders Sven and Gonnelien Rothenberger, multiple Olympic medalists from 1996 Summer Olympics. German-born Sven switched to the Netherlands after marrying Gonnelien. Meanwhile, Sönke, as well as his sisters Sanneke and Semmieke, have been representing Germany since the start of their international careers.[6]
International championship results
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| Year | Event | Horse | Score | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2007 | European Pony Championships | Deinhard B | 72.947% |  |
Team | ||||||
| 73.000% |  |
Individual | |||||||||
| 2008 | European Pony Championships | Deinhard B | |
Team | |||||||
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Individual | ||||||||||
| 2009 | European Pony Championships | Deinhard B | |
Team | |||||||
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Individual | ||||||||||
| 15th | Individual Freestyle | ||||||||||
| 2014 | European Young Rider Championships | Cosmo 59 | 75.632% | |
Team | ||||||
| 74.500% | |
Individual | |||||||||
| 73.330% | 9th | Individual Freestyle | |||||||||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Cosmo 59 | 77.329% | |
Team | ||||||
| 76.271% | 10th | Individual Special | |||||||||
| 2017 | European Championships | Cosmo 59 | 78.343% | |
Team | ||||||
| 82.479% | |
Individual Special | |||||||||
| 90.614% | |
Individual Freestyle | |||||||||
| 2018 | World Equestrian Games | Cosmo 59 | 81.444% | |
Team | ||||||
| 81.277% | 4th | Individual Special | |||||||||
| 2019 | European Championships | Cosmo 59 | 79.084% | |
Team | ||||||
| 78.115% | 6th | Individual Special | |||||||||
Notable horses
- Deinhard B - 1999 Palomino German Riding Pony Stallion (Dornick B x Golden Dancer)
- 2007 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Bronze Medal
- 2008 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Gold Medal
- 2009 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal, Individual 15th Place Freestyle
- Cosmo 59 - 2007 Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Van Gogh x Fruhling)
- 2014 European Young Rider Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Bronze Medal, Individual Ninth Place Freestyle
- 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Gold Medal, Individual 19th Place
- 2017 European Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal, Individual Silver Medal Freestyle
- 2018 World Equestrian Games - Team Gold Medal
