August Güttinger

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August Güttinger
August Guttinger (1928).jpg
Güttinger at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born(1892-07-10)10 July 1892
DiedNovember 1970(1970-11-00) (aged 78)
Winterthur, Switzerland
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Switzerland
GymVeltheim
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1924 Paris Parallel bars
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1928 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1924 Paris Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1924 Paris Rope climbing

August Güttinger (10 July 1892 – November 1970) [1] was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he received a gold medal in parallel bars, and bronze medals in rope climbing and team combined exercises. [2] He received a gold medal in team combined exercises at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. [3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "August Güttinger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Gymnastics" Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 March 2008)
  3. "August Güttinger". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 October 2021.