Steffen Peters

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSteffen•Peters
Used nameSteffen•Peters
Born18 September 1964 in Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements173 cm / 68 kg
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 2
Total 3

Biography

Steffan Peters was a dressage rider who competed at five Olympic Games – 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. He was also an alternate on the 2004 US Olympic Team.

Peters was born in Germany and learned to ride there as a teenager. Captivated by the lifestyle and weather Peters moved to San Diego, California and became a US citizen in 1992. Peters was US Grand Prix Champion in 2005 and won a bronze medal in the team dressage event at the World Equestrian Games. In 2009 he won the FEI Rolex World Cup Finals, sweeping the Grand Prix, the Special and the Freestyle, a first for American horsemen. He followed that in 2010 with two bronze medals at the World Equestrian Games.

Peters is a four-time Pan American Games gold medalist, winning the individual and team dressage in 2011 and 2015. He has been named US Equestrian Federation Horseman of the Year three times.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) USA Steffen Peters
Individual, Open (Olympic) Udon 15
Team, Open (Olympic) Udon / United States 3 Bronze
2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) USA Steffen Peters
Individual, Open (Olympic) Ravel 4
Team, Open (Olympic) Ravel / United States DQ
2012 Summer Olympics Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) USA Steffen Peters
Individual, Open (Olympic) Ravel 17
Team, Open (Olympic) Ravel / United States 6
2016 Summer Olympics Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) USA Steffen Peters
Individual, Open (Olympic) Legolas 92 12
Team, Open (Olympic) Legolas 92 / United States 3 Bronze
2020 Summer Olympics Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) USA Steffen Peters
Individual, Open (Olympic) Suppenkasper 10
Team, Open (Olympic) Suppenkasper / United States 2 Silver

Special Notes