Sönke Rothenberger
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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.[5]
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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2009 | European Pony Championships | Deinhard B | ![]() | Team | |||||||
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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
References
- ^ "Sönke Rothenberger". fei.org. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Sonke Rothenberger". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ^ "Rothenberger". Dressurstall-Rothenberger. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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- 1928:
von Langen, Linkenbach, Lotzbeck (GER)
- 1932:
Lesage, Marion, Jousseaume (FRA)
- 1936:
Pollay, Gerhard, Oppeln-Bronikowski (GER)
- 1948:
Jousseaume, Paillard, Buret (FRA)
- 1952:
Saint Cyr, Boltenstern, Persson (SWE)
- 1956:
Saint Cyr, Boltenstern, Persson (SWE)
- 1964:
Boldt, Klimke, Neckermann (EUA)
- 1968:
Neckermann, Klimke, Linsenhoff (FRG)
- 1972:
Petushkova, Kizimov, Kalita (URS)
- 1976:
Boldt, Klimke, Grillo (FRG)
- 1980:
Kovshov, Ugryumov, Misevich (URS)
- 1984:
Klimke, Sauer, Krug (FRG)
- 1988:
Klimke, Linsenhoff, Theodorescu, Uphoff (FRG)
- 1992:
Balkenhol, Uphoff, Theodorescu, Werth (GER)
- 1996:
Balkenhol, Schaudt, Theodorescu, Werth (GER)
- 2000:
Werth, Capellmann, Salzgeber, de Ridder (GER)
- 2004:
Kemmer, Schmidt, Schaudt, Salzgeber (GER)
- 2008:
Kemmer, Capellmann, Werth (GER)
- 2012:
Hester, Bechtolsheimer, Dujardin (GBR)
- 2016:
Rothenberger, Schneider, Sprehe, Werth (GER)
- 2020:
von Bredow-Werndl, Schneider, Werth (GER)
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