About Otto Rothe
Lived 1924 – 1970 (aged 45). Otto Rothe was a German equestrian and event rider.
Otto Rothe (6 November 1924 – 9 January 1970) was a German equestrian. He was born in Samonienen in East Prussia (today part of Russia). He competed in equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a silver medal in the team eventing, and placed eleventh in the individual contest. He competed in equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he won a silver medal in the team competition in eventing (along with August Lütke-Westhues and Klaus Wagner). Rothe died in a car accident in 1970.
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Who was Otto Rothe?
German equestrian
When was Otto Rothe born?
Otto Rothe was born on 6 November 1924.
When did Otto Rothe die?
Otto Rothe died on 9 January 1970 in Bad Reichenhall.
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Otto Rothe was an equestrian and event rider.
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Otto Rothe was German.
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