August Güttinger

August Güttinger (10 July 1892 – November 1970)[1] was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he received a gold medal in parallel bars, and bronze medals in rope climbing and team combined exercises.[2] He received a gold medal in team combined exercises at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[3]

August Güttinger
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born10 July 1892
DiedNovember 1970 (aged 78)
Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland
Sport
Country  Switzerland
SportMen’s Artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Men's Men’s Artistic gymnastics
Representing   Switzerland
Men’s Gymnastic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team combined exercises
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Rope climbing
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Team combined exercises

References
  1. August Güttinger's profile at Sports Reference.com
  2. "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 27, 2008)
  3. "August Güttinger". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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