About Hans Günter Winkler
Lived 1926 – 2018 (aged 91). Hans Günter Winkler was a German show jumper, athlete, olympic competitor, bank teller and honorary citizenship.
Hans Günter Winkler (; 24 July 1926 – 9 July 2018) was a German show jumper. He is the only show jumper to have won five Olympic gold medals and a total of seven Olympic medals, and to compete and win medals in six different Olympic Games. In the 1950s and 1960s Winkler was one of Germany's most popular athletes.
Career Winkler was born in Barmen, today part of Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the son of a riding teacher.
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Who was Hans Günter Winkler?
German equestrian (1926–2018)
When was Hans Günter Winkler born?
Hans Günter Winkler was born on 24 July 1926 in Barmen.
When did Hans Günter Winkler die?
Hans Günter Winkler died on 9 July 2018 in Warendorf.
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Hans Günter Winkler was a show jumper, athlete, olympic competitor, bank teller and honorary citizenship.
What nationality was Hans Günter Winkler?
Hans Günter Winkler was German.
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