Eberhard Gienger

Eberhard Gienger
Eberhard Gienger in 2007
Personal information
Country represented West Germany
Born (1951-07-21) 21 July 1951 (age 73)
Künzelsau, West Germany
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelInternational
Eponymous skillsGienger salto
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Horizontal bar
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Varna Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1978 Strasbourg Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 1978 Strasbourg Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1981 Moscow Horizontal bar
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Grenoble Horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 1975 Berne Horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 1981 Rome Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1975 Berne All-around
Silver medal – second place 1977 Vilnius Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Berne Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Essen Parallel bars

Eberhard Gienger (German pronunciation: [ˈeːbɐhaʁt ˈɡiŋɐ] ⓘ; born 21 July 1951) is a German politician (CDU) and former West German gymnast. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the latter.[1]

  1. ^ Olympic results Archived 20 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine