Sönke Rothenberger

Sönke Rothenberger

Sönke Rothenberger and Favourit (2016)
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Equestrianism
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team dressage

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 a 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Sönke Rothenberger". fei.org. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sonke Rothenberger". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Rothenberger". Dressurstall-Rothenberger. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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