Christian Kukuk

{{short description|German equestrian}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Christian Kukuk

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| image = Maimarkt Mannheim 2015 - 52. Maimarkt-Turnier-105 - Zuschnitt.JPG

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| nationality = German

| sport = Equestrian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Warendorf, West Germany{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/hi/results/equestrian/athlete-profile-n1346451-kukuk-christian.htm|title=Christian Kukuk|publisher=Tokyo 2020|access-date=4 August 2021|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804221814/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/hi/results/equestrian/athlete-profile-n1346451-kukuk-christian.htm|url-status=dead}}

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{{MedalSport|Equestrian}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

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{{MedalGold| 2024 Paris | Individual Jumping}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Riesenbeck|Team jumping}}

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Christian Kukuk (born 4 March 1990) is a German equestrian.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/143409 |title=Christian Kukuk |work=Olympedia |access-date=4 August 2021}} He competed in the individual jumping event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/EQU/OG2020-_EQU_C73(S)B_EQUOJUMPINDV----------QUAL000100--.pdf |title=Equestrian: Jumping Individual Qualifier Results |work=Tokyo 2020 |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803143725/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/EQU/OG2020-_EQU_C73(S)B_EQUOJUMPINDV----------QUAL000100--.pdf |url-status=dead }}

He became Olympic champion at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in the individual final with his horse Checker 47.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldofshowjumping.com/Olympic-Games/Christian-Kukuk-and-Checker-47-crowned-Olympic-champions-in-Versailles.html |title=Christian Kukuk and Checker 47 crowned Olympic champions in Versailles |work=World of Showjumping |date=6 August 2024}}