Name Gerhard Wiltfang | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Died July 1, 1997, Thedinghausen, Germany Olympic medals Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Team jumping Similar People Hartwig Steenken, Hans Gunter Winkler, Graziano Mancinelli, William Steinkraus, Raimondo D'Inzeo | ||
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. In 1978, he won the World Championship in show jumping, and in 1982 the silver medal.
Witfang was married to Rita, with whom he had three children. They divorced and she later married Alwin Schockemöhle.
Wiltfang died in 1997 of heart failure.
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