Hermann Schridde

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Hermann Schridde (3 July 1937 in Celle - 18 May 1985 in Meißendorf near Winsen) was a German equestrian.

Schridde won the German show jumping championship in 1960.^[1]

Schridde was a show jumper at the 1964 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany. He won a gold medal in the team event and a silver medal in the individual event.^[2] In 1965, he won the European Show Jumping Championships in Aachen riding Dozent. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the team event, riding for West Germany. He qualified for West Germany for the 1972 Summer Olympics, but withdrew, and founded a private school for parachutists in Meißendorf.^[1]

He was appointed German federal show jumping trainer in 1980, and held the post until his death from an aircraft crash in 1985.^[1]

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Germany
Equestrian
Gold	Tokyo 1964	Individual jumping
Silver	Tokyo 1964	Team jumping
Competitor for West Germany
Equestrian
Bronze	Mexico City 1968	Team Competition

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gestorben". Obituary. Der Spiegel. 1985-05-27. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
↑ "The 1964 Olympics: Tokyo, Japan". Sports History. Hickok Sports. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-12-19.

Persondata
Name	Schridde, Hermann
Alternative names
Short description	Equestrian
Date of birth	1937-07-03
Place of birth
Date of death	1985-05-18
Place of death

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