Marianne Gossweiler

Marianne Gossweiler (born 15 May 1943 in Schaffhausen) is a Swiss equestrian. She placed seventh in individual dressage and won a silver medal in team dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She a won bronze medal in team dressage at the 1968 Summer Olympics. She is married to sports rower Urs Fankhauser.[1] For some time she was an anti-suffragist and was against the introduction of women's suffrage in Canton Schaffhausen in 1967.[2]

Marianne Gossweiler
Personal information
Born15 May 1943 (1943-05-15) (age 80)
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1964 TokyoTeam dressage
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico CityTeam dressage
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1966 BernTeam dressage
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1965 CopenhagenTeam dressage
Bronze medal – third place1967 AachenTeam dressage

References
  1. "Profile: Marianne Gossweiler". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. "Die erste kantonale Abstimmung über das Frauenstimmrecht in Schaffhausen vom 28. Mai 1967". Die Staatsbürgerin : Zeitschrift für politische Frauenbestrebungen. 1967.


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