Eduard von Lütcken (26 October 1882 – 15 September 1914) was a German
horse rider
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...
who competed in the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...
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He was part of the German team which won the silver medal in the equestrian
team event.
He was killed in action during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
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See also
*
List of Olympians killed in World War I
A total of 143 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I.
See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
A.This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following ...
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1882 births
1914 deaths
Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians for Germany
German male equestrians
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
German event riders
Olympic medalists in equestrian
German military personnel killed in World War I
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
20th-century German sportsmen
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