Sönke Rothenberger

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]

Sönke Rothenberger
Sönke Rothenberger and Favourit (2016)
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportEquestrianism
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam dressage
World Championships
2018 TryonTeam dressage
European Championships
2017 GothenburgTeam dressage
2019 RotterdamTeam dressage
2017 GothenburgSpécial dressage
2017 GothenburgFreestyle dressage

Sönke is a 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.[5]

International Championship Results
Results
Year Event Horse Score Placing Notes
2007European Pony ChampionshipsDeinhard B 72.947% Team
73.000% Individual
2008European Pony Championships Deinhard B Team
Individual
2009European Pony ChampionshipsDeinhard B Team
Individual
15th Individual Freestyle
2014European 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
  1. "Sönke Rothenberger". fei.org. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. "Sonke Rothenberger". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  4. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  5. "Rothenberger". Dressurstall-Rothenberger. Retrieved 14 February 2017.


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