Frank Ostholt

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Frank Ostholt
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Frank Ostholt, German Eventing Championships, CIC 3*-W Schenefeld 2010
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Equestrian
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team eventing
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Aachen Team eventing
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Blenheim Team eventing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Luhmühlen Individual eventing

Frank Ostholt (born 23 September 1975 in Warendorf, West Germany [1] ) is a German eventing rider. With his horse Mr. Medicott, he won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2] He is married to Swedish equestrian Sara Algotsson Ostholt.

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References

  1. "Athlete - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". results.beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Ostholt Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2020.