Ludwig Stubbendorf
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| National team | Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Ludwig Stubbendorf 24 February 1906 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 July 1941 (aged 35) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ludwig Stubbendorf (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1941) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936, he and his horse Nurmi won the gold medal in the individual eventing competition as well as in the team eventing.[1]
Both Stubbendorf and his horse Nurmi took part in world war 2, as part of the 1st Cavalry Brigade during the nazi invasion of poland in 1939. Both rider and horse were killed in July 1941, during the nazi invasion of the USSR.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ludwig Stubbendorf Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/ludwig-stubbendorf
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