Sönke Rothenberger

Sönke Rothenberger

Sönke Rothenberger and Favourit (2016)
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1994-10-14) 14 October 1994 (age 30)
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Equestrianism
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team dressage World Championships 2018 Tryon Team dressage European Championships 2017 Gothenburg Team dressage 2019 Rotterdam Team dressage 2017 Gothenburg Spécial dressage 2017 Gothenburg Freestyle dressage

Sönke Rothenberger (born 14 October 1994) is a German Olympic equestrian.^[1][2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished in 19th place in the individual dressage competition.^[3] He was also part of the German dressage team which won the gold medal in the team dressage competition.^[4] In 2024 he was the first traveling reserve for the German dressage team at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.^[5]

Sönke is the only son of dressage riders Sven and Gonnelien Rothenberger, multiple Olympic medalists from 1996 Summer Olympics. German-born Sven switched to the Netherlands after marrying Gonnelien. Meanwhile, Sönke, as well as his sisters Sanneke and Semmieke, have been representing Germany since the start of their international careers.^[6]

International Championship Results

Results
Year	Event	Horse	Score	Placing	Notes
2007	European Pony Championships	Deinhard B	72.947%		Team
			73.000%		Individual
2008	European Pony Championships	Deinhard B			Team
					Individual
2009	European Pony Championships	Deinhard B			Team
					Individual
				15th	Individual Freestyle
2014	European Young Rider Championships	Cosmo 59	75.632%		Team
			74.500%		Individual
			73.330%	9th	Individual Freestyle
2016	Olympic Games	Cosmo 59	77.329%		Team
			76.271%	10th	Individual Special
2017	European Championships	Cosmo 59	78.343%		Team
			82.479%		Individual Special
			90.614%		Individual Freestyle
2018	World Equestrian Games	Cosmo 59	81.444%		Team
			81.277%	4th	Individual Special
2019	European Championships	Cosmo 59	79.084%		Team
			78.115%	6th	Individual Special

Notable Horses

• Deinhard B - 1999 Palomino German Riding Pony Stallion (Dornick B x Golden Dancer)
  • 2007 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Bronze Medal
  • 2008 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Gold Medal
  • 2009 European Pony Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal, Individual 15th Place Freestyle
• Cosmo 59 - 2007 Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Van Gogh x Fruhling)
  • 2014 European Young Rider Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Bronze Medal, Individual Ninth Place Freestyle
  • 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Gold Medal, Individual 19th Place
  • 2017 European Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal, Individual Silver Medal Freestyle
  • 2018 World Equestrian Games - Team Gold Medal

References

1. "Sönke Rothenberger". fei.org. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
2. "Sonke Rothenberger". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
4. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
5. "Netz Loses German Olympic Team Reserve Spot, Rothenberger and Hemmer Called Up". Eurodressage. 20 July 2024.
6. "Rothenberger". Dressurstall-Rothenberger. Retrieved 14 February 2017.