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Sven Rothenberger
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Sven Gunther Rothenberger was born on June 1, 1966 in Frankfurt Main. He is an equestrian from Germany, and competed for The Netherlands after his marriage with Dutch equestrain Gonnelien Gordijn. He won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for Holland, alongside Anky van Grunsven and Tineke Bartels. In the individual competition Rothenberger won the bronze medal.
Sven Rothenberger with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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