Sven Tippelt

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Sven Tippelt
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1986-0705-008, Sven Tippelt.jpg
Sven Tippelt in 1986
Personal information
Born (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965 (age 60)
Leipzig, East Germany
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Gymnastics career
Country
represented
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Former countries represented Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
ClubSportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig; Sportverein Deilinghofen
Eponymous skills TippeltD (0.4) (Parallel bars):
Moy piked with straddle backward to handstand
Retiredyes
Medal record
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Parallel bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Rings
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Montreal Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Rotterdam Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Rotterdam Parallel bars

Sven Tippelt (born 3 June 1965) is a retired German gymnast. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in second and fourth place with the East German team, respectively. Individually he won bronze medals on rings and parallel bars in 1988. [1] He won one silver and three bronze medals at the world championships in 1985, 1987 and 1989. [2]

After retiring from competitions he completed his physical education studies in Leipzig via distance learning, with a thesis in biomechanics. Instead of pursuing a coaching career, he became a physiotherapist and now works at a rehabilitation clinic in Bad Salzuflen. [3]

References

  1. Sven Tippelt. sports-reference.com
  2. Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. Was macht eigentlich..... Sven Tippelt? (interview in German) leon-magazin.de (7 March 2007).