Samuel Schatzmann

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSamuel•Schatzmann
Used nameSamuel•Schatzmann
Born12 October 1955
Died2 November 2016 in Oftringen, Aargau (SUI)
Measurements177 cm / 78 kg
NOC Switzerland
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Samuel Schatzmann was a dressage rider who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning a silver medal in the team event. In 1989 he won another team medal, a bronze at the European Championships. A lawyer and entrepreneur by trade, Schatzmann was a big supporter of Westphalian horse breeding, especially of the North Rhine-Westphalian state farm in Warendorf. He often bought stallions of the Westfälische Pferdestammbuch in Münster-Handorf. In 2015, Schatzmann was honored for Westphalian horse breeding with the Silver Honing Needle of the Westfälische Pferdestammbuch

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) SUI Samuel Schatzmann
Individual, Open (Olympic) Rochus =39
Team, Open (Olympic) Rochus / Switzerland 2 Silver