Guenter Seidel

Guenter Seidel
Personal information
Born 23 September 1960 (1960-09-23) (age 55)
Fischen im Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Medal record
Equestrian
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team dressage
2000 Sydney Team dressage
2004 Athens Team dressage
World Championships
2002 Jerez Team dressage
2006 Aachen Team dressage

Guenter Seidel (born 23 September 1960) is an American equestrian. He was born in Bavaria, Germany. He won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Robert Dover, Michelle Gibson and Steffen Peters. He also won bronze medals in team dressage at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] He is openly gay, and is one of many LGBT equestrian athletes.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: Guenter Seidel". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Andy Zeffer (9 July 2004) Trotting Down a Different Path:Gays play an important role in Wellington’s equestrian community. expressgaynews.com.


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