Burkhard Tesdorpf (born 6 October 1962) is a German

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and Olympic medalist. He competed in

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at the

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, and won a bronze medal with the German team.

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1962 births Living people German male equestrians Olympic equestrians for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub