Eventing ‘father figure’ Anton Bühler dies at 90
Swiss Olympic Eventing medallist Anton Bühler died on March 29 at the historic catamenia of 90.
Bühler won squad silvery as well as private bronze at the Rome Olympic Games inwards 1960, Switzerland’s solely Olympic medals inwards this dependent to date.
Anton “Tony” Bühler, the minute of 4 children, was born virtually Zurich on xv June 1922 into a identify unit of measurement of groovy horsemen. His father, Hans E. Bühler, competed inwards both jumping as well as eventing at the Paris 1924 Olympic Games as well as was a fellow member of the Swiss squad which won the Aga Khan trophy at the Dublin Horse Show inwards 1926. Hans Bühler became the immature Anton’s showtime riding instructor.
From 1942 to 1945 Anton Bühler served inwards the Swiss Cavalry where he had the chance to compete inwards jumping as well as inwards racing. After the war, he embarked on a highly successful eventing career, representing Switzerland at iii Olympic Games: inwards 1948 inwards London alongside Amour-Amour; inwards 1960 inwards Rome riding Gay Spark where he won 2 medals; as well as inwards 1972 inwards Munich aboard Wukari.
Bühler, a six-time national eventing champion, competed twice at the Badminton Horse Trials – inwards 1951 alongside Werwolf as well as inwards 1968 on Green Flash – completing the number on both occasions.
He retired from international contest afterward the 1972 Olympic Games, merely continued riding good into his 70s, equally good equally organising numerous national events as well as championships. Anton Bühler was likewise a well-respected FEI judge, serving equally President of the Ground Jury at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games.
Anton Bühler studied agricultural technology scientific discipline at Zurich as well as Cambridge.
“Tony Bühler was ane of the groovy names inwards Eventing,” FEI Eventing Director Catrin Norinder said. “I would similar to pay tribute to a existent gentleman who was a rattling successful rider, an appreciated official as well as an enthusiastic friend of our sport. He volition endure greatly missed.”
The Lord Carew, sometime chair of the FEI Eventing committee, described Anton Bühler equally “a wonderful horseman, an first-class as well as rattling knowledgeable three-day-event judge, a manly soul nurture figure inwards the dependent of eventing as well as a human who commanded huge respect. His decease is a groovy loss to the FEI family.”
Fellow retired FEI approximate Bernd Springorum likewise mourned his passing. “Tony Bühler, Olympic medallist as well as leading FEI official inwards his era, gained his reputation through groovy sense inwards the Equus caballus world, independence as well as straightness. We volition girlfriend a groovy personality as well as a groovy friend.”
A memorial service volition induce got identify on Friday, Apr 5, at 13.45 at the church building of Berg am Irchel virtually Zurich.
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