These two German horsemen were the leaders of the Olympic team that won the silver medal in 1976 and 1984.However it was as an individual rider that the older brother Alwin distinguished himself by becoming Olympic champion in Montreal in 1976. On his horse Warwick Rex he managed a round without a single fault, the first time in nearly fifty years that an Olympic show jumping champion achieved such a feat.Alwin Schockemohle was still a very young rider when he won his first gold medal in teams in the 1960 Rome games.