Alfred Flatow

For the Australian chess player, see Fred Flatow.
Alfred Flatow
Personal information
Country representedGermany Germany
Born(1869-10-03)3 October 1869
Danzig (Gdansk), Prussia
Died28 December 1942(1942-12-28) (aged 73)
KZ Theresienstadt, Nazi Germany
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's artistic gymnastics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Team parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Team horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1896 Athens Horizontal bar

Alfred Flatow (3 October 1869 – 28 December 1942) was a Jewish German gymnast.[1][2] He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was murdered in the Holocaust.

  1. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888.
  2. ^ "Alfred Flatow". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.