Mexico City, 25 October 1968 Games of the XIX Olympiad. On the podium for the individual dressage, Riders from the Federal Republic of Germany Josef NECKERMANN 2nd with MARIANO and Reiner KLIMKE 3rd with DUX surround Ivan KIZIMOV of the Soviet Union 1st with IJOR. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections/MULLER HorstBorn: 14 January 1936
Deceased: 17 August 1999
Birthplace: Münster (Germany)
Nationality: Germany
Sport: Equestrian
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Rome 1960
Tokyo 1964
Mexico 1968
Montreal 1976
Los Angeles 1984
Seoul 1988
AWARDS
Olympic medals:
Gold: 6
Bronze: 2
Other results:
World Championships
Gold: 6 (66, 74, 82, 86)
Bronze: 1 (66)
The Most Decorated Rider
Reiner Klimke's six gold and two bronze medals in dressage events stand as the Olympic record for the equestrian events. He won team gold in 1964, 1968 (both aboard Dux), 1976 (riding Mehmed), 1984 and 1988 (both aboard Ahlerich) and the individual gold in 1984 on Ahlerich. His two bronze medals came in the individual event in 1968 and 1976. He also had a fine record at the World Championships, winning six gold medals (two individual [1974 aboard Mehmed, 1982 aboard Ahlerich] and four team [1966, 1974, 1982, 1986]). At the European Championships, he was the individual champion in 1967, 1973, and 1985 and rode on seven winning West German teams. Klimke also competed in eventing early in his career. He was a member of the winning West German three-day event team at the 1959 European Championships, and finished 16th in individual eventing at the 1960 Olympics.
