Jack Günthard

Jack Günthard
Günthard in 1956
Personal information
Born(1920-01-08)8 January 1920
Hirzel, Switzerland
Died7 August 2016(2016-08-07) (aged 96)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Switzerland Switzerland
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiHorizontal bar
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 BaselTeam
Bronze medal – third place1954 RomeTeam
European championships
Gold medal – first place1957 ParisParallel bars
Gold medal – first place1957 ParisHorizontal bar

Jakob "Jack" Günthard (8 January 1920 – 7 August 2016) was a Swiss artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won the gold medal in the horizontal bar, and the silver medal in the team combined exercises.[1] Günthard died in August 2016 at the age of 96.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Gymnastics" Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 March 2008)
  2. ↑ Swiss gymnastics legend Jack Günthard dies. swissinfo.ch (8 August 2016)
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