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Ernst Gebendinger

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Ernst Gebendinger
Born(1926-12-10)10 December 1926
Winterthur, Switzerland
Died23 May 2017(2017-05-23) (aged 91)
Winterthur, Switzerland
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Switzerland
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Basel Team[1]
Gold medal – first place 1950 Basel Floor
Gold medal – first place 1950 Basel Vault

Ernst Gebendinger (10 February 1926 – 23 May 2017)[2] was a Swiss gymnast. At the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel he won three gold medals: In Floor exercise (together with Josef Stalder), Vault and with the Swiss team. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3] After an accident 1954 he had to end his career.

References

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  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 66.
  2. ^ "Traueranzeigen". Der Landbote (in German). 2017-05-31. p. 16.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernst Gebendinger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.