{{short description|German equestrian}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Gerhard Wiltfang | fullname = | image = Gerd Wiltfang (1965).jpg | image_size = | caption = Gerd Wiltfang receives a prize from Freddy Heineken (1965) | birth_date = {{Birth date |1946|4|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Stuhr | death_date = {{Death date and age |1997|7|1|1946|4|27|df=y}} | death_place = | residence = | nationality = German | spouse = | sport = Equestrian | event = | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Equestrian}} {{MedalCountry| {{FRG}} }} {{MedalOlympics}} {{MedalGold|1972 Munich|Show jumping, Team}} }}

'''Gerhard "Gerd" Wiltfang''' (27 April 1946 in Stuhr, Lower Saxony &ndash; 1 July 1997 in Thedinghausen) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.<ref name=sports-ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/gert-wiltfang-1.html |title=Gerhard Wiltfang |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |access-date=30 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903231336/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/gert-wiltfang-1.html |archive-date=3 September 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> In 1978, he won the World Championship in show jumping, and in 1982 the silver medal.

Witfang was married to Rita, with whom he had three children. They divorced and she later married Alwin Schockemöhle.<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=Berliner Zeitung|title=Alwin Schockemöhles hoffnungsvoller Derby-Kandidat Scott war gedopt Schatten über dem Paradies|author=Karl-Heinz Bergmann|date=29 July 1995|url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/alwin-schockemoehles-hoffnungsvoller-derby-kandidat-scott-war-gedopt-schatten-ueber-dem-paradies-17436032}}</ref>

Wiltfang died in 1997 of heart failure.

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