Otto Rothe (6 November 1924 – 9 January 1970) was a German equestrian. He was born in Samonienen in East Prussia (today part of Poland). He competed in equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a silver medal in the team eventing, and placed eleventh in the individual contest. He competed in equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he won a silver medal in the team competition in eventing (along with August Lütke-Westhues and Klaus Wagner). Rothe died in a car accident in 1970.
References
- Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans. "Otto Rothe Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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