Gigolo FRH
| Breed | Hanoverian |
|---|---|
| Sire | Graditz (Hanoverian) |
| Grandsire | Grande (Hanoverian) |
| Dam | Bunette (Hanoverian) |
| Maternal grandsire | Busoni (Thoroughbred) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1983 |
| Country | Germany |
| Colour | Liver Chestnut |
| Breeder | Horst Klussmann |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Team dressage |
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1996 Atlanta | Individual dressage |
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1996 Atlanta | Team dressage |
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2000 Sydney | Team dressage |
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1992 Barcelona | Individual dressage |
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2000 Sydney | Individual dressage |
| World Championships | ||
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1994 The Hague | Individual dressage |
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1994 The Hague | Team dressage |
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1998 Rome | Individual dressage |
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1998 Rome | Team dressage |
| European Championships | ||
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1991 Donaueschingen | Individual special dressage |
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1991 Donaueschingen | Team dressage |
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1993 Lipica | Individual special dressage |
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1993 Lipica | Team dressage |
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1995 Mondorf | Individual dressage |
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1995 Mondorf | Team dressage |
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1997 Verden | Individual dressage |
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1997 Verden | Team dressage |
Gigolo FRH (1983 – 23 September 2009) was a liver chestnut Hanoverian gelding, ridden for Germany by Isabell Werth in dressage competitions. During their competition career, the pair won four gold and two silver medals at Olympic games, four world championships, eight European championships, and four German championships. Gigolo was euthanized in 2009 after being injured, but is known today as history's most successful dressage horse.
The liver chestnut Hanoverian gelding was bred in 1983 by Horst Klussmann. His sire was Graditz and his dam was Bunett (his dam's sire was Busoni xx). In 1989, Werth's then-trainer Uwe Schulten-Baumer purchased Gigolo.
Gigolo and Werth competed in their first Olympic Games in 1992 at the Barcelona Games. There, the pair took an individual silver, while helping the German team to a gold medal. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, they repeated the team performance, while improving to take the individual gold medal. In 2000, at the Sydney Games, the helped the German team to a third gold medal, while again taking the individual silver. After the Sydney Games, Werth replaced Gigolo with Satchmo as her Olympic horse, although the pair didn't compete until the 2008 Games. Gigolo and Werth also competed in two World Equestrian Games. The first, the 1994 The Hague Games, resulted in both individual and team gold for the pair, as did the second, the 1998 Rome Games.
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