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Matthias Brehme

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Matthias Brehme
Brehme in 1969
Personal information
Born (1943-02-07) 7 February 1943 (age 81)
Markkleeberg, Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubSC DHfK, Leipzig
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Ljubljana Team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1971 Madrid Pommel horse

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]

References

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  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