Dirk Hafemeister (17 April 1958 – 31 August 2017) was a German

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ...

with the West German team at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Seoul.

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1958 births 2017 deaths Sportspeople from Berlin German male equestrians Olympic equestrians for West Germany Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub