Josef Effenberger

Josef Effenberger
Personal information
Born(1901-10-18)18 October 1901
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died11 November 1983(1983-11-11) (aged 82)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1926 Lyon Team[1]
Gold medal – first place 1930 Luxembourg Team

Josef Effenberger (18 October 1901 – 11 November 1983) was a Czechoslovak gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] Additionally, he competed at both the 1926 and 1930, helping his team to gold both times, winning silver in the all-around combined exercises in 1926.

Effenberger was born in Prague on 18 October 1901. He died there on 11 November 1983, at the age of 82.

References

  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 63.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josef Effenberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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