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Holger Behrendt

Holger Behrendt is a German gymnast and Olympic champion.

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Holger Behrendt
Born (1964-01-29) 29 January 1964
Schönebeck, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
East Germany East Germany
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Rings
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Horizontal bar
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rotterdam Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rotterdam Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Stockholm Rings
Silver medal – second place 1987 Moscow Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Moscow Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Stockholm All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Stockholm Floor exercise

Holger Behrendt (born 29 January 1964 in Schönebeck, Bezirk Magdeburg) is a German gymnast and Olympic champion.1

Olympics

Holger Behrendt competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a gold medal in rings, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in horizontal bar.2

World championships

Behrend participated on the team that received bronze for East Germany at the 1985 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Montreal.

At the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam he received a bronze medal in horizontal bar, and again a bronze medal with the team from East Germany.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Holger Behrendt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Gymnastics" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 5 April 2008)
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