The winner of five Olympic medals in dressage, Christine Stückelberger is the most successful woman ever in international dressage events. From 1970-79 she was Swiss champion in individual dressage. Her Olympic medals were an individual gold and team silver in 1976, a team silver in 1984, and team silver and individual bronze in 1988. She was equally successful at the World Championships, winning the individual championship in 1978 and silvers in 1982 and 1986. She also earned team medals at the Worlds in 1974, 1978, 1982, and 1986. At the European Championships, Stückelberger claimed six team medals between 1973 and 1987, and five individual medals, including golds in 1975 and 1977. In 1980, Stückelberger also won the Dressage Festival held one week after the Olympics for riders who had boycotted the Moscow Games, at which most of the world’s top dressage riders competed.
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