Paul Schockemöhle
Paul Schockemoehle ( born March 22, 1945 in Steinfeld, Lower Saxony ) is a German show jumper and entrepreneur.
Sports career
Paul Schockemoehle followed in the early 1980s, his older brother Alwin Schockemoehle as one of the best riders in the world. It was 1981, 1983 and 1985, with his most successful horse Deister, three times European Champion. A success which remained unique until now. Also in Olympic games and numerous prizes of the nations he has enjoyed success. For her contribution to the sport in Lower Saxony, the two brothers were included in the gallery of honor of Lower Saxony Lower Saxony Institute for Sports of sports history.
Schockemoehle as an entrepreneur
As early as 1966 began Paul Schockemoehle build its logistics company, which is still one of the most successful private transport companies in Germany.
In 1989, Paul Schockemoehle, together with the then manager of Boris Becker, Ion Ţiriac another successful company: the company PST marketing marketing international and national sporting events.
Along with Ullrich Kassel man, he organized the International Performance Sale Auctions (PSI - auctions); Events where highly talented young horses will be auctioned.
Also in the agro-industrial division he is pressing ( egg production in laying batteries ). According to information from the group of animal rights, he is actively involved in a syndicate that has taken over the battery cages of entrepreneur Anton Pohlmann in 1996.
He was sentenced to eleven months in prison on probation for tax evasion in 1996 and had to pay extra 22.6 million Mark taxes.
Schockemoehle as a breeder
On his farm in Mills, he formed another successful show jumpers, the Olympic medals and in international competitions with riders such as the Irishman Eddie Macken, Otto Becker, Franke Sloothaak, Dirk Hafemeister and Olympic champion Ludger Beerbaum won successes. Thus, for example, come the Olympic champion Orchid, The Freak and waltz king from his stable.
With Lewitz Stud Paul Schockemoehle one of the largest centers of horse breeding has created. At approximately 3000 hectares in total about 3000 horses are kept and yearly about 500 foals. Among other things, the method of embryo transfer is employed.
In the criticism Schockemoehle fell in 1990 because he drive through the so- called bar his horses to higher and further jumps over the obstacles. The in jumping horses since time immemorial practiced ingot was generally ostracized by one in the show " Stern TV " broadcast on 11 July 1990 Report and at least officially removed from the training plans of the German rider. Subsequent research revealed that continues in the stable of Paul Schockemoehle horses were gebarrt.
He bought the end of 2010 under Edward Gal so successful stallion Totilas at an estimated price of 10 to 15 million euros.
Successes as a rider
- Three times victorious in the Grand Prix of Aachen with Talisman, El Paso and Deister
- Three times victorious in the British Jumping Derby at Hickstead (Deister 2x, 1x Lorenzo )
- Olympic games Montreal 1976: Silver medal team, individual ranking 36th on Agent
- 1984 Los Angeles: Bronze medal team, individual ranking seventh on Deister
- World cup 1982 in Dublin: silver in the team competition with Peter Luther, Gerd Wiltfang and Norbert Koof
- European three consecutive European Champion Jumping
- In Munich in 1981: Gold medal team, gold medal single on Deister
- 1983 in Hickstead: Gold medal single on Deister
- 1985 in Dinard: Bronze medal team, gold medal single on Deister
- German Championships: 1974, Munich: 1st place with Talisman
- 1980, Munich: 1st place with Deister
- 1982, Munich: 1st place with Deister
- 1983, West Berlin: 1st place with Deister
- 1986, West Berlin: 1st place with Deister
- 1987 Mannheim: 1st place with Deister
- For 20 years membership in the German Championship cadre
- For 12 years continuously among the top ten in the world rankings
For his services to the sport in Lower Saxony, he was inducted into the Honor Gallery of the Lower Saxony Lower Saxony Institute for Sports of sports history.