Gonnelien Rothenberger

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Equestrian
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team dressage
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Rome Team dressage
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Verden Team dressage
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Verden Team dressage
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Lipica Team dressage

Gonnelien Rothenberger (born 5 June 1969 [1] in Weert, Limburg) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who was born as Gonneke Antoinette Arnolda Johanna Adriana Robertine Gordijn. She is married to German equestrian Sven Rothenberger, with whom she won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for Holland, alongside Anky van Grunsven and Tineke Bartels. In the Individual Competition she finished in sixteenth position.

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References

  1. "Gonnelien Rothenberger-Gordijn Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-03-03.