Jack Günthard Explained

Jack Günthard
Birth Date:8 January 1920
Birth Place:Hirzel, Switzerland
Discipline:MAG
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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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=13&sp=GYM "1952 Summer Olympics  - Helsinki, Finland  - Gymnastics"
  2. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/96-years-old_swiss-gymnastics-legend-jack-guenthard-dies/42359760 Swiss gymnastics legend Jack Günthard dies