Matthias Brehme

Matthias Brehme (born 7 February 1943) is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won two bronze medals with the East German team. Individually his best achievement was shared sixth place in the vault in 1972.[1] He won two more bronze team medals at the world championships in 1966 and 1970[2] and finished second in the pommel horse at the European championships in 1972.[3]

Matthias Brehme
Brehme with coach Jochen Nonnast in 1965
Personal information
Born (1943-02-07) 7 February 1943
Markkleeberg, Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubSC DHfK, Leipzig

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthias Brehme". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. Turnen – Europameisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
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