Meteor

Meteor successfully took part in the Olympic Games three times. Olympic Summer Games: 1952 in Helsinki Bronze in jumping (individual ranking) 5th place in the team ranking 1956 in Stockholm (Olympic Equestrian Games) Gold in the team ranking 4th place in the individual ranking 1960 in Rom Gold in the team ranking 6th place in the individual ranking European championships 1958 in Aachen 1st place Further: 1951 1st place in the German Spring Derby At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Thiedemann won medals in two equestrian disciplines, a feat since unequalled. He placed third in the dressage team event, and won another bronze medal in the individual jumping contest with his favorite horse Meteor, with which he would win all major prizes in his career. The following year, Thiedemann won a jumping silver at the World Championships in Paris. Winning another medal (bronze) in that event in 1956 in Aachen. That same year, he won a gold medal with the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Olympics in Stockholm, while just missing out on an individual medal with a fourth position. He weighed 1300 pounds.