Steffen Peters
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Steffen•Peters |
| Used name | Steffen•Peters |
| Born | 18 September 1964 in Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Measurements | 173 cm / 68 kg |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Steffan Peters was a dressage rider who competed at five Olympic Games – 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. He was also an alternate on the 2004 US Olympic Team.
Peters was born in Germany and learned to ride there as a teenager. Captivated by the lifestyle and weather Peters moved to San Diego, California and became a US citizen in 1992. Peters was US Grand Prix Champion in 2005 and won a bronze medal in the team dressage event at the World Equestrian Games. In 2009 he won the FEI Rolex World Cup Finals, sweeping the Grand Prix, the Special and the Freestyle, a first for American horsemen. He followed that in 2010 with two bronze medals at the World Equestrian Games.
Peters is a four-time Pan American Games gold medalist, winning the individual and team dressage in 2011 and 2015. He has been named US Equestrian Federation Horseman of the Year three times.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) | USA |
Steffen Peters | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Udon | 15 | ||||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Udon / United States | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) | USA |
Steffen Peters | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Ravel | 4 | ||||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Ravel / United States | |||||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) | USA |
Steffen Peters | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Ravel | 17 | ||||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Ravel / United States | 6 | ||||
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) | USA |
Steffen Peters | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Legolas 92 | 12 | ||||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Legolas 92 / United States | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) | USA |
Steffen Peters | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Suppenkasper | 10 | ||||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Suppenkasper / United States | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (4–0–0 2011 Guadalajara EQU gold: dressage individual and dressage team; 2015 Toronto EQU gold: dressage individual and dressage team)