Josef Neckermann

Josef Neckermann
Personal information
Birth nameJosef Carl Peter Neckermann
Born5 June 1912
Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died13 January 1992 (aged 79)
Dreieich, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportEquestrian
ClubRV Gravenbruch, Neu-Isenburg
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team dressage
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Individual dressage
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team dressage
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Individual dressage
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team dressage
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Individual dressage
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bern Individual dressage
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bern Team dressage
Silver medal – second place 1970 Aachen Team dressage
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Copenhagen Team dressage
Gold medal – first place 1967 Aachen Team dressage
Gold medal – first place 1969 Wolfsburg Team dressage
Gold medal – first place 1971 Wolfsburg Team dressage
Silver medal – second place 1971 Wolfsburg Individual dressage
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Wolfsburg Individual dressage

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]

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

  1. ^ "Josef Neckermann". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  2. ^ "BUSINESS ABROAD: The Mail Order King". Time. 29 February 1960. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010.