Hannelore Weygand (30 October 1924 – 18 December 2017) was a German equestrian, born in
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants, seventh-largest city ...
. She competed in
equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The compet ...
in
Stockholm
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, where she won a silver medal in the team competition in mixed dressage (along with
Anneliese Küppers
Anneliese Küppers (6 August 1929 – 24 September 2010) was a German equestrian. She was born in Duisburg. She competed in equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm
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and
Liselott Linsenhoff).
Hannelore Weygand's obituary
References
1924 births
2017 deaths
Sportspeople from Düsseldorf
Equestrians from Düsseldorf (region)
German female equestrians
Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians for the United Team of Germany
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany
Olympic medalists in equestrian
20th-century German sportswomen
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