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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 October 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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] In 2024 he was the first traveling reserve for the German dressage team at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[5]
Sönke is the only 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.[6]
International Championship Results
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Year | Event | Horse | Score | Placing | Notes | ||||||
2007 | European Pony Championships | Deinhard B | 72.947% | Team | |||||||
73.000% | Individual | ||||||||||
2008 | European Pony Championships | Deinhard B | Team | ||||||||
Individual | |||||||||||
2009 | European Pony Championships | Deinhard B | Team | ||||||||
Individual | |||||||||||
15th | Individual Freestyle | ||||||||||
2014 | European Young Rider Championships | Cosmo 59 | 75.632% | Team | |||||||
74.500% | Individual | ||||||||||
73.330% | 9th | Individual Freestyle | |||||||||
2016 | Olympic Games | Cosmo 59 | 77.329% | Team | |||||||
76.271% | 10th | Individual Special | |||||||||
2017 | European Championships | Cosmo 59 | 78.343% | Team | |||||||
82.479% | Individual Special | ||||||||||
90.614% | Individual Freestyle | ||||||||||
2018 | World Equestrian Games | Cosmo 59 | 81.444% | Team | |||||||
81.277% | 4th | Individual Special | |||||||||
2019 | European Championships | Cosmo 59 | 79.084% | Team | |||||||
78.115% | 6th | Individual Special |
Notable Horses
- Deinhard B - 1999 Palomino German Riding Pony Stallion (Dornick B x Golden Dancer)
- 2007 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Bronze Medal
- 2008 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Gold Medal
- 2009 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal, Individual 15th Place Freestyle
- Cosmo 59 - 2007 Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Van Gogh x Fruhling)
- 2014 European Young Rider Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Bronze Medal, Individual Ninth Place Freestyle
- 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Gold Medal, Individual 19th Place
- 2017 European Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal, Individual Silver Medal Freestyle
- 2018 World Equestrian Games - Team Gold Medal
References
- ^ "Sönke Rothenberger". fei.org. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Sonke Rothenberger". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ^ "Netz Loses German Olympic Team Reserve Spot, Rothenberger and Hemmer Called Up". Eurodressage. 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Rothenberger". Dressurstall-Rothenberger. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- German male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic equestrians for Germany
- German dressage riders
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- German people of Dutch descent
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German equestrian biography stubs