Klaus Balkenhol

Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam dressage
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam dressage
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaIndividual dressage
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 The HagueTeam dressage
Silver medal – second place1994 The HagueFreestyle dressage
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 DonaueschingenTeam dressage
Gold medal – first place1993 LipicaTeam dressage
Gold medal – first place1995 MondorfTeam dressage
Silver medal – second place1991 DonaueschingenSpécial dressage

Klaus Balkenhol (born 6 December 1939 in Velen) is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with the team from Germany. Balkenhol is the author of several dressage books. He is an avid member of Xenophen, and like Philippe Karl petitions against the use of rollkur. Balkenhol's earlier riding career consisted of being a mounted policeman. He was also the coach of the U.S. Olympic team.[1] He also received a gold medal with the German team in 1996.[2] At present Balkenhol is the trainer of Olympic equestrian Laura Bechtolsheimer.

References

  1. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Equestrian" Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 21 September 2008)
  2. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Equestrian" Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 21 September 2008)

Bibliography

  • Collins, David (2006) [2006]. "Klaus Balkenhol". Dressage Masters. Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press. pp. 1–49. ISBN 978-159228-674-4.


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