Stockholm June 1956, Equestrian Games of the XVI Olympiad. Individual dressage: Lis HARTEL-HOLST of Denmark with Jubilee, 2nd, Henri SAINT CYR of Sweden with July, 1st, and Liselott LINSENHOFF-SCHINDLING of Germany with Adular, 3rd, ride past the Stadium stand. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum CollectionsOther names: LINSENHOFF-SCHINDLING, Liselotte
Born: 27 August 1927
Birthplace: Frankfurt (Germany)
Nationality: Germany
Sport: Equestrian
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Melbourne / Stockholm 1956
Mexico 1968
Munich 1972
AWARDS
Olympic medals:
Gold: 2
Silver: 2
Bronze: 1
Other results:
World Championships
Gold: 1 (74)
Silver: 3 (70, 74)
The First Female Riding Champion
Dressage rider Liselott Linsenhoff first competed in the Olympics in 1956, earning a bronze medal in the individual event and a silver in the team competition. Twelve years later, at the Mexico Olympic Games in 1968, Linsenhoff made history as the first woman to win a gold medal in an equestrian event when she placed first as a member of the German dressage team. At the 1972 Munich Olympics, Linsenhoff, by then 45 years old, added to her place in history by winning the individual event, the first woman to do so. She also gained a silver medal in the team event.
