Olympic Competitor nr 4658
B. 1947-05-22, Switzerland
Equestrianism - Dressage (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1972 | 1976 | 1984 | 1988 | 1996 | 2000 | HP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| individual | 15th | gold | 9th | bronze | 17th | 22nd | 14272.5 | ||
| team | 7th | silver | silver | silver | sixth | 7th | 3696 | ||
| 17968.5 |
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B. 1882-05-11, Ohio, United States; D. 1959-03-14
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B. 1898-11-12, Maribor, Slovenia, D.1999-11-09
Gymnastics (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| 1924 | 1928 | 1936 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual combined (7 events) | gold | bronze | 32nd | 8960 | |
| Team combined | fourth | bronze | sixth | 1320 | |
| Floor Exercises | 46th | 0 | |||
| Vault | fourth | 28th | 92nd | 400 | |
| Parallel Bars | 20th | 7th | 22nd | 100.35 | |
| Horizontal Bar | gold | 23rd | 35th | 1600 | |
| Rings | fourth | gold | silver | 3750 | |
| Pommeled Horse | 12th | 10th | 39th | 35 | |
| Sidehorse Vault | 17th | 1 | |||
| Rope Climbing | 10th | 25 | |||
| 16191.35 |
He studied Law and took part in gymnastics events for 14 years, ending at
Berlin
Presented at Atlanta as the oldest surviving gold medallist (almost 98 years
old), he jumped onto the podium with as much grace as Vitaly Scherbo and
Nadia Comaneci.
He lived to be almost 101.
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Written 2001-02-15 - last modified 2011-08-12
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