Rüdiger Wassibauer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRüdiger•Wassibauer
Used nameRüdiger•Wassibauer
Born3 October 1948 in Salzburg, Salzburg (AUT)
Measurements186 cm / 73 kg
NOC Austria

Biography

Rüdiger Wassibauer was an Austrian equestrian rider who participated in the 1972 München Olympics. He rode Sans Peur in the eventing events and could not finish individually, but placed 12th with the team. Four years later at Montréal he started with the show jumping team and placed eleventh on Sulgrave.

Wassibauer later turned to coaching and was the owner of the riding stable Wiesenhof at Oberalm. In 2007, he took over as national chief coach for show jumping in Poland. Between 1969 and 1975 he won several national show jumping and dressage titles.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) AUT Rüdiger Wassibauer
Individual, Open (Olympic) Sans Peur DNF
Team, Open (Olympic) Sans Peur / Austria 12
1976 Summer Olympics Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) AUT Rüdiger Wassibauer
Team, Open (Olympic) Sulgrave / Austria 11