Henri Rang

Romanian equestrian
Henri Rang
Medal record
Men's Equestrian
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Individual jumping

Henri Rang (8 June 1902 in Lugoj – 25 December 1946 in Iași) was a Romanian horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his horse Delfis won the silver medal in the individual jumping competition.[1]

He died in a motorcycle accident on Christmas Day 1946, riding his Zündapp sidecar, a gift from Adolf Hitler following his Olympics performance.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Mincan, Mihai (13 June 2015). "Destinul nedrept și tragic al ultimului mare călăreț român". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 April 2022.

External links

  • Henri Rang at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 February 2007)
  • Henri Rang at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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