Kurt Hasse (7 February 1907 – 9 January 1944 on the Eastern Front of

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in the

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) was a German

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champion, and 1936 Olympic champion. He was killed in action during

Olympic Record

Hasse participated at the

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, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping, and also a team gold medal with the horse Tora."1935 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Equestrian"
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* 1907 births 1944 deaths Sportspeople from Mainz Olympic gold medalists for Germany Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Germany German male equestrians Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics German military personnel killed in World War II 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub