Hermann Schridde

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHermann•Schridde
Used nameHermann•Schridde
Born3 July 1937 in Celle, Niedersachsen (GER)
Died18 May 1985 in Meißendorf, Winsen (Aller), Niedersachsen (GER)
Measurements178 cm / 62 kg
AffiliationsMeißendorf/Celle
NOC Germany West Germany
Nationality West Germany
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 1
Bronze 1
Total 3

Biography

Show jumper Hermann Schridde won an Olympic medal of every color. In 1964 he was Olympic Champion with the mixed German team and also came in second individually. Four years later in Mexico City, by then representing West Germany, he won a team bronze. In 1965 Schridde won the European Championships in Aachen in the individual event. In 1960 he was West German champion. In 1964, he was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, the highest German sports award.

Schridde surprisingly retired in 1972, although he had qualified for the 1972 München Games. He was appointed West German show jumping head coach in 1980, and held the post until his death in an aircraft crash in 1985, after flying four parachutists up to 3,000 metres.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1964 Summer Olympics Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) GER FRG Hermann Schridde
Individual, Open (Olympic) Dozent 2 Silver
Team, Open (Olympic) Dozent / Unified Team of Germany 1 Gold
1968 Summer Olympics Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) FRG Hermann Schridde
Team, Open (Olympic) Dozent / West Germany 3 Bronze

Special Notes