Sönke Rothenberger and Favourit (2016)
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||
Born | 14 October 1994 | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||
Sport | Equestrianism | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sönke Rothenberger (born 14 October 1994) is a German Olympic equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished in 19th place in the individual dressage competition. He was also part of the German dressage team which won the gold medal in the team dressage competition.
Sönke is a son of dressage riders Sven and Gonnelien Rothenberger, multiple Olympic medalists from 1996 Summer Olympics. German-born Sven switched to the Netherlands after marrying Gonnelien. Meanwhile, Sönke, as well as his sisters Sanneke and Semmieke, have been representing Germany since the start of their international careers.