Franke Sloothaak (born 2 February 1958 in

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) is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1988 and 1996.

Olympic Record

Sloothaak competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in

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, where he received a bronze medal in ''team jumping'' with Farmer, and at the

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, where the team received a gold medal. He participated for Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics in

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, where he won a gold medal in Team Jumping, together with Lars Nieberg,

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and

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."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Equestrian"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 5, 2008) Sloothaak still holds the world record for the indoor

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. In June 1991, Sloothaak jumped a record-breaking 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on the horse Optiebeurs Golo.

References

1958 births Living people Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of West Germany Olympic equestrians of Germany German male equestrians Dutch emigrants to Germany Sportspeople from Heerenveen Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub