Marco Kutscher

Marco Kutscher
Personal information
Full name Marco Kutscher
Nationality  Germany
Discipline Show jumping
Born (1975-05-02) May 2, 1975
Norden, West Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Marco Kutscher with Quadros 3 at CSIYH* in Wiesbaden 2015

Marco Kutscher (born May 2, 1975 in Norden, Lower Saxony) is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Kutcher originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal after Irish gold medal winner Cian O'Connor was stripped of his medal after a doping scandal involving O'Connor's horse Waterford Crystal.[1]

Career

He was selected for the 2004 Summer Olympics where he rode Montender and won the bronze medal in individual jumping following the disqualification of Irish rider Cian O'Connor.

In 2008 he compete with Cornet Obolensky at his second Olympics.

Horses

Current

Former show horses

References

  1. "O'Connor loses Olympic gold medal". RTÉ. 2005-03-27. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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