Peter Lichtner-Hoyer
Modern pentathlete
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| Intro | Modern pentathlete | |
| Places | Austria | |
| is | Equestrian | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 28 December 1925, Graz | |
| Age | 99 years |
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Biography
Peter Lichtner-Hoyer (born 28 December 1925) was an Austrian sportsman and colonel.
Career
During World War II, he was badly wounded, so the physicians thought he would never walk again. Nevertheless, he regained strength and took part in more than 1500 competitions as an equestrian and as a pentathlete and reached 1200 good placements. Lichtner-Hoyer took part in 24 world and European Championships.
Olympic Games
- 1956 Summer Olympics in show jumping
- 1960 Summer Olympics in pentathlon
- "Peter Lichtner-Hoyer Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
Prizes
- 2010 Panathlon Würdigungspreis
- http://www.panathlon.at/de/menu_main/club-graz/news/newsshow-news-aus-graz-----peter-lichtner-hoyer-geehrt?return=3
- http://www.panathlon.at/files/doc/Zeitungsartikel/ngen-22-18396957.pdf
Works
- 1985 Cavalletti-Training, Rüschlikon-Zürich : Müller
- 1989 Der letzte Husar, Wien : J und V
- 1998 Cavalletti-Arbeit, Lüneburg : Cadmos