Henri Rang
{{short description|Romanian equestrian}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
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Henri Rang (8 June 1902 in Lugoj – 25 December 1946 in Iași) was a Romanian horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his horse Delfis won the silver medal in the individual jumping competition.{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/cultura/istorie/video-destinul-nedrept-tragic-ultimului-mare-calaret-roman-1_557c5b11cfbe376e353f4370/index.html| title=Destinul nedrept și tragic al ultimului mare călăreț român|language=ro| newspaper=Adevărul|first=Mihai|last=Mincan| date=June 13, 2015|access-date=April 16, 2022}} Winning Romania's 1st Olympic Medal
He died in a motorcycle accident on Christmas Day 1946, riding his Zündapp sidecar, a gift from Adolf Hitler following his Olympics performance.
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- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208202405/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RANGHEN01 |date=8 February 2007 |title=Henri Rang at databaseOlympics.com}}
- {{SR/Olympics profile|ra/henri-rang-1}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Timișoara
Category:Romanian male equestrians
Category:Olympic equestrians for Romania
Category:Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Romania
Category:Olympic medalists in equestrian
Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Road incident deaths in Romania
Category:20th-century Romanian sportsmen
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