Wolfgang Thüne

Wolfgang Thüne
Thüne in 1974
Personal information
Born (1949-10-08) 8 October 1949
Heilbad Heiligenstadt, East Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
East Germany East Germany
ClubArmeesportklub Vorwärts Potsdam, TuS 04 Leverkusen
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1972 MunichTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1974 VarnaHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place1970 LjubljanaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1974 VarnaTeam
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1973 GrenobleHorizontal bar

Wolfgang Thüne (born 8 October 1949) is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal with the East German team. Individually his best achievement was seventh place in the horizontal bar.[1] He won two more bronze team medals at the world championships in 1970 and 1974 as well as individual silver in the horizontal bar in 1974.[2] At the 1975 European Championships in Bern, he fled to West Germany with the help of his rival Eberhard Gienger.[3] In 1977 he won the national all-round title in West Germany competing for TuS 04 Leverkusen.[4] After retirement he worked as a gymnastics coach at the same club.

References

  1. ↑ "Wolfgang Thüne". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. ↑ Turnen: Eberhard Gienger als Fluchthelfer. spiegel.de (28 October 1999)
  4. ↑ Turnen – Deutsche Meisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
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