Peter Thomsen

{{Short description|German equestrian (born 1961)}} {{About|German rider|the Danish cricketer|Peter Thomsen (cricketer)}} {{MedalTableTop|Peter Thomsen Barny cross country London 2012.jpg|210px|Peter Thomsen and Barny, competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.}} {{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}} {{MedalSport | [[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]}} {{MedalOlympic}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|Team eventing]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|Team eventing]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Eventing Championship|European Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[European Eventing Championship|1999 Luhmühlen]]|Team eventing}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Peter Thomsen''' (born 4 April 1961 in [[Flensburg]], [[West Germany]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/202772.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816015130/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/202772.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2008|title=Athlete - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games|date=August 16, 2008}}</ref>) is a German [[eventing]] rider. He won the gold medal in [[Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|team eventing]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] with his horse The Ghost of Hamish, and again at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] with his horse Barny.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/event/eventing-team/index.html |title=Team Eventing - Olympic Equestrian | London 2012 |access-date=2012-07-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712074623/http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/event/eventing-team/index.html |archive-date=2012-07-12 }}</ref><ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/peter-thomsen-1.html |title=Peter Thomsen Olympic Results |accessdate=6 May 2020 |archive-date=12 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212230322/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/peter-thomsen-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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== External links== * [http://www.thomsen-team.de Official Website] {{Footer Olympic Champions Team Eventing}}

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