Klaus Balkenhol is a German

Germany

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 equestrian

Equestrianism

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 and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

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 in Barcelona

Barcelona

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with the team from Germany. Klaus is the author of several dressage books. He is an avid member of Xenophen, and like Philippe Karl petitions against the use of rollkur. Klaus's earlier riding career consisted of being a mounted policeman. He was also the coach of the U.S. Olympic team.
He also received a gold medal with the German team in 1996.