Equestrian rider Herbert Krug was a member of the West German dressage team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics riding Muscadeur. Individually, he finished fifth. His horse turned out to be doped in retrospect, but the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) waived sanctions, especially since no one had protested.
Krug won three team gold medals, at the 1986 World Championships and the 1983 and 1987 Europeans. Nationally, he won silver in 1982 and bronze in 1984 and 1986, all in the individual event. By profession, Krug was a wine grower near Hochheim on Main. He died in 2010 after a long battle with a nerve disease. His daughter Nadine also became a dressage rider.
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