Deister (horse)
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Deister (February 10, 1971 - August 27, 2000) was a horse ridden by Paul Schockemöhle. He won many top international competitions in the sport of show jumping. He was three times European Champion.
- Color: Bay
- Markings: none
- Height: 16.3½ hh (171 cm)
- Born: 1971 in Germany
- Sex: Gelding
- Breed: Hanoverian
- Breeding: by Diskant (1957) out of Adlerklette (1960) by Adlerschild xx
- Breeder: Hermann Hahl, Osterbruch, Lower Saxony
- Riders: Paul Schockemöhle & Hartwig Steenken
- Owner: Paul Schockemöhle
[edit] Achievements
- Winner, Individual Gold Medal 1981 European Championships in Munich, Germany
- Winner, Individual Gold Medal 1983 European Championships in Hickstead, England
- Winner, Individual Gold Medal 1985 European Championships in Dinard, France
- Individual Silver Medal 1979 European Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Winner, Team Gold Medal 1981 European Championships in München
- Team Silver Medal 1979 European Championships in Rotterdam
- Team Bronze Medal 1983 European Championships in Hickstead
- Team Bronze Medal 1985 European Championships in Dinard
- Team Silver Medal 1982 Show Jumping World Championships in Dublin, Ireland
- 6th Individual 1982 World Championships, Dublin
- Team Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
- 7th Individual 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
- Winner of the 1983 King George V Gold Cup, England
- Winner of the 1984 Aachen (CHIO) Grand Prix
- Winner of the 1982 Hickstead Derby
- Winner of the 1986 Hickstead Derby
- Deister won 5 German Championships with Schockemöhle (1980, 1982, 1983, 1986 & 1987)
