Uwe Sauer (born 30 August 1943) is a German

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and Olympic champion. He was born in

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. He won a gold medal in team

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at the

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with

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. Montevideo and Sauer competed in the 1983 European Championships, where they took an individual bronze and helped the West German team to back-to-back team golds in the 1983 and 1985 European Championships. The pair also competed at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where they took a team gold and 6th individually. Other major accomplishments include a team gold and an individual silver at the 1984 German Championships and an individual silver at the 1985 German Championships."Uwe Sauer - Championships Placings"
''Uwe Sauer''. Referenced January 12, 2008.

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1943 births Living people Equestrians from Hamburg German dressage riders Olympic equestrians for West Germany German male equestrians Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub