Josef Neckermann

Josef Carl Peter Neckermann (5 June 1912 – 13 January 1992) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won Olympic medals at four different Olympics, in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972. Later Neckermann became a member of the West German National Olympic Committee.^[1]

Josef Neckermann

Personal information
Birth name	Josef Carl Peter Neckermann
Born	5 June 1912 Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	13 January 1992 (aged 79) Dreieich, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Equestrian
Club	RV Gravenbruch, Neu-Isenburg
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team dressage 1960 Rome Individual dressage Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team dressage 1968 Mexico City Individual dressage 1972 Munich Team dressage 1972 Munich Individual dressage World Championships 1966 Bern Individual dressage 1966 Bern Team dressage 1970 Aachen Team dressage European Championships 1965 Copenhagen Team dressage 1967 Aachen Team dressage 1969 Wolfsburg Team dressage 1971 Wolfsburg Team dressage 1971 Wolfsburg Individual dressage 1969 Wolfsburg Individual dressage

He was also the founder and owner of the German mail order company Neckermann AG in 1938.^[2]

Biography

He benefited greatly from the Nazi forced hostile takeover of Jewish businesses, including the 1938 acquisition of Karl Amson Joel's retail business in Berlin.

For that, shortly after World War II, Neckermann was sentenced to one year in a military prison.^[3]

In 1957, Joel got a compensation of 2 million West German marks for his former company from Neckermann who ran the most successful German mail order selling company at the time.

Family

Neckermann's daughter Eva Maria Pracht and granddaughter Martina Pracht were also Olympic equestrians.^[1]