Franke Sloothaak

Franke Sloothaak (born 2 February 1958 in Heerenveen, the Netherlands) is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1988 and 1996.^[1]

Franke Sloothaak

Franke Sloothaak
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	Team jumping
	1984 Los Angeles	Team jumping
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	Team jumping

Olympic Record

Sloothaak competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he received a bronze medal in team jumping with Farmer, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where the team received a gold medal.

He participated for Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he won a gold medal in Team Jumping, together with Lars Nieberg, Ulrich Kirchhoff and Ludger Beerbaum.^[2]

Sloothaak still holds the world record for the indoor Puissance. In June 1991, Sloothaak jumped a record-breaking 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on the horse Optiebeurs Golo.