Peter Weber (gymnast)

Peter Weber (born 22 December 1938) is a German former gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals in the team classification. Individually his best achievement was 16th place in the rings in 1964.[1] He also won a bronze medal with the East German team at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[2] Nationally, he won two titles in the rings, in 1964 and 1967, and one on the floor in 1965.[3]

Peter Weber
Peter Weber in 1962
Personal information
Born (1938-12-22) 22 December 1938
Finsterwalde, Germany
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubASK Vorwärts Potsdam
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1964 Tokyo Team
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico City Team
World championships
Bronze medal – third place1966 Dortmund Team

References

  1. "Peter Weber". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. Turnen – DDR – Meisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de


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