Slovakian jumping official Peter Herchel dies
International jumping estimate in addition to manager Peter Herchel has died at the historic menses of 68 later fighting cancer.
Herchel was an FEI International Jumping Judge, Steward in addition to Course Director for FEI Jumping Judges. He died on September 11.
He was born on 29 August 1945 inward Veľký Biel, inward the Senec District of western Slovakia, about Bratislava. As a youngster, he dedicated his fourth dimension to athletics in addition to downhill skiing, in addition to it was spell studying engineering at the Slovak University of Agriculture inward Nitra that he became interested inward equestrian sports. After graduating, he began co-organising what has right away move the biggest Equus caballus exhibit inward Slovakia – the Grand Prix CSIO Bratislava.
In 1985, he became an FEI Jumping judge. He went on to move an FEI Level four International Jumping Judge, in addition to was appointed every bit Ground Jury President at numerous FEI Championships. One of his career highlights was carrying out the part of Ground Jury fellow member at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Herchel was fluent inward Dutch, English, German, Hungarian in addition to Russian, which was invaluable inward his move every bit an FEI Level three Steward. Due to his long in addition to varied sense of judging, he was every bit good appointed FEI Course Director for Jumping Judges.
“Peter Herchel volition survive greatly missed – he contributed tremendously to our sport. We are forever grateful to him for his devotion in addition to his unopen co-operation amongst us during the final 28 years,” said John Roche, FEI Director of Jumping in addition to Stewarding.
“His friendly approach inward dealing amongst everyone on the jumping circuit, in addition to specially during large-scale international equestrian events, is well-known in addition to was fully appreciated yesteryear those who had the pleasance of working amongst him.
“Equally, his dedication to judging in addition to stewarding, in addition to to passing on his skills in addition to wealth of sense to hereafter generations of judges was highly respected.”
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