Klaus Balkenhol

Klaus Balkenhol (born 6 December 1939 in Velen) is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with the team from Germany. Balkenhol is the author of several dressage books. He is an avid member of Xenophen, and like Philippe Karl petitions against the use of rollkur. Balkenhol's earlier riding career consisted of being a mounted policeman. He was also the coach of the U.S. Olympic team.[1] He also received a gold medal with the German team in 1996.[2] At present Balkenhol is the trainer of Olympic equestrian Laura Bechtolsheimer.

Klaus Balkenhol

Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaTeam dressage
1996 AtlantaTeam dressage
1992 BarcelonaIndividual dressage
World Championships
1994 The HagueTeam dressage
1994 The HagueFreestyle dressage
European Championships
1991 DonaueschingenTeam dressage
1993 LipicaTeam dressage
1995 MondorfTeam dressage
1991 DonaueschingenSpécial dressage

References
  1. "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Equestrian" Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 21 September 2008)
  2. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Equestrian" Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 21 September 2008)

Bibliography
  • Collins, David (2006) [2006]. "Klaus Balkenhol". Dressage Masters. Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press. pp. 1–49. ISBN 978-159228-674-4. Lay summary.


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