August Lütke-Westhues

August Liitke - Westhues ( born July 25, 1926 in Westbevern; † 1 September 2000 ) was a German eventing rider, who won two Olympic silver medals in 1956.

August Liitke - Westhues was born August the High Brink. 1947 changed the family name to the farm name of the mother. He belonged to the equestrian club Gustav Rau in Telgte. August Liitke - Westhues began in the late 1940s with the cavalry. In 1953 he won his first national title in 1956 was followed by a second title. In 1954, he won together with William Busing and Klaus Wagner the silver medal at the European Championships behind the British team.

At the Olympic Equestrian Games 1956 in Stockholm Liitke - Westhues rode Trux of Kamax for second place in the individual standings behind the Swede Peter Kastenman. Also in the team competition was won by Liitke - Westhues the silver medal together with Otto Rothe and Klaus Wagner, Gold went to the British. Also at the European Championship in 1957 won the British, August Liitke - Westhues won on Franko together with Siegfried Dehning and Reiner Klimke again silver. In the individual competition won Liitke - Westhues 1957 Silver, Gold went to Sheila Wilcox. 1959 at the European Championships in the British Harewood the German team managed the victory over the British. Liitke - Westhues, Dehning, Ottokar Pohlmann and Klimke rode in the European Champion team.

1961 ended Liitke - Westhues his sports career and concentrated on his farm. In addition, he took honorary positions in his riding club, which he chairs took over in 1965 and the Association. From 1989 he was chairman of the Equestrian Federation of North Rhine -Westphalia.

August Liitke - Westhues has received numerous honors. In 1986, the German rider Cross he was awarded in gold, 1991, the Golden Medal of the Agricultural Association of Westphalia -Lippe. August Liitke - Westhues was honored with the Federal Cross of Merit.

His brother Alfonso Liitke - Westhues was Olympic champion in 1956 with the German show jumping team.