Holger Behrendt (born 29 January 1964 in Schönebeck, Bezirk Magdeburg) is a German gymnast and Olympic champion.[1]
Holger Behrendt | |
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Born | Schönebeck, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany | 29 January 1964
Gymnastics career | |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented | East Germany |
Medal record |
Olympics
editHolger 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
editBehrend 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.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Gymnastics" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 5 April 2008)