About Heinz Pollay
Lived 1908 – 1979 (aged 71). Heinz Pollay was a German dressage rider, equestrian and riding coach.
Heinz Pollay (4 February 1908 in Köslin, Pomerania – 14 May 1979) was a German (later West German) horse rider who competed in dressage from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two golds (Dressage individual and Dressage team: both 1936) and one bronze (Dressage team: 1952).
Pollay took the Judge's Oath at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the first for an official in the Summer Olympics to do so.
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Who was Heinz Pollay?
German dressage horse rider (1908–1979)
When was Heinz Pollay born?
Heinz Pollay was born on 4 February 1908 in Koszalin.
When did Heinz Pollay die?
Heinz Pollay died on 14 May 1979 in Munich.
What was Heinz Pollay's occupation?
Heinz Pollay was a dressage rider, equestrian and riding coach.
What nationality was Heinz Pollay?
Heinz Pollay was German.
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