Herbert Blöcker Explained

Herbert Blöcker (1 January 1943 – 15 February 2014) was a German equestrian and 3-time Olympic medalist.[1] He was born in Schleswig-Holstein. He won a silver medal at the Olympics in Fontainebleau in 1980 following by winning another silver in eventing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. During the same Olympic games, he won a bronze medal also in the team event. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] In 2008, both he and his Olympic horse, "Feine Dame", were inducted into the International Association of Eventing Hall of Fame. Blöcker died of cancer on 15 February 2014 at the age of 71 in Elmshorn.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herbert Blöcker . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 23 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225147/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/herbert-blocker-1.html . 2 December 2013 .
  2. News: Horses International . Holsteiner and eventing icon Herbert Blöcker deceased . Eva van den Adel . 16 February 2014 . 4 May 2014 . 16 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140216125621/http://horsesinternational.com/other/holsteiner-eventing-icon-herbert-blocker-deceased/ . dead .
  3. News: de . 2 February 2014 . 15 February 2014 . Reitlegende Herbert Blöcker gestorben . 16 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140216125621/http://www.kn-online.de/Sport/Reiten/Aktuelles/Reitlegende-Herbert-Bloecker-gestorben . dead .

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