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Peter Lichtner-Hoyer
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Peter Lichtner-Hoyer in 1962
Personal information
Born (1925-12-28)28 December 1925
Graz, Austria
Died 23 November 2020(2020-11-23) (aged 94)
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon

Peter Lichtner-Hoyer (28 December 1925 – 23 November 2020) was an Austrian sportsman and colonel.

Career

During World War II, he was badly wounded, so the physicians thought he would never walk again. Nevertheless, he regained strength and took part in more than 1500 competitions as an equestrian and as a pentathlete and reached 1200 good placements. Lichtner-Hoyer took part in 24 world and European Championships.

Olympic Games

Prizes

  • 2010 Panathlon Würdigungspreis

Works

  • 1985 Cavalletti-Training, Rüschlikon-Zürich : Müller
  • 1989 Der letzte Husar, Wien : J und V
  • 1998 Cavalletti-Arbeit, Lüneburg : Cadmos
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