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Karsten Huck (born 13 November 1945) is a German equestrian and Olympic medalist. He was born in Wohltorf. He won a bronze medal in show jumping at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Biography
Huck was born the son of competition rider Hans-Jürgen Huck. He started vaulting at the Flensburg-Mürwik Riding and Driving School at the age of ten and then began riding. After graduating from high school in 1965, he did his military service until 1967, trained as a bank clerk and studied business administration in Hamburg, graduating in 1974 with a degree in business administration. He worked as the managing director of a Hamburg-based housing management company until 1977. In 1979, he decided to become a riding instructor and became a master of equine management with a focus on riding. Huck runs a competition and training business in Schleswig-Holstein.
In April 1988, he married Brigitte Horn, who was also a successful competition rider in equestrian sport. They have two children together. His sister Melitta's son is the German dressage rider Matthias Alexander Rath.
References
- "Karsten Huck". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- "Willkommen". www.karstenhuck.de. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- "Karsten Huck - Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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- 1945 births
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- German male equestrians
- Olympic equestrians for West Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
- Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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