Holger Behrendt
Country represented East Germany
Born (1964-01-29) 29 January 1964
Schönebeck, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulRings
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulHorizontal bar
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Bronze medal – third place1985 MontrealTeam
Bronze medal – third place1987 RotterdamHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place1987 RotterdamTeam

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.

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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