Marco Kutscher

Marco Kutscher
Personal information
Full name	Marco Kutscher
Nationality	Germany
Discipline	Show jumping
Born	(1975-05-02) May 2, 1975 Norden, West Germany
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Medal record Competitor for  Germany Equestrian European Championships Gold 2005 San Patrignano Individual jumping Gold 2005 San Patrignano Team jumping Olympic Games Bronze 2004 Athens Individual jumping Bronze 2004 Athens Team jumping

Marco Kutscher (born May 2, 1975 in Norden, Lower Saxony) is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Kutcher originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal after Irish gold medal winner Cian O'Connor was stripped of his medal after a doping scandal involving O'Connor's horse Waterford Crystal.^[1]

Career

He was selected for the 2004 Summer Olympics where he rode Montender and won the bronze medal in individual jumping following the disqualification of Irish rider Cian O'Connor.

In 2008 he compete with Cornet Obolensky at his second Olympics.

Horses

current:

• Cash (* 1996), Holsteiner horse, brown, Gelding, Father: Carthago, Mother's Father: Lavall II, Owner: Madeleine Winter-Schulze
• Cornet Obolensky (* 1999), Grey, Stallion, Father: Clinton, Mother's Father: Heartbreaker

former show horses:

• Allerdings (* 2000), Chestnut, Gelding, Father: Arpeggio, Mother's Father: Diamantino
• Montender (* 1994), dark brown, Stallion, Father: Contender, Mother's Father: Burggraaf
• Controe (* 1992), Holsteiner horse, brown, Stallion, Father: Contender, Mother's Father: Aloube Z

References