Josef Stalder

Josef Stalder
Born6 February 1919
Died2 March 1991(1991-03-02) (aged 72)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Switzerland
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki All-round, individual
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Parallel bar

Josef Stalder (6 February 1919 – 2 March 1991) was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic champion.

Career

He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal on the horizontal bar, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal on the parallel bars.[1] He also won four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

He was the originator and namesake of stalder circles, now a common skill on both the horizontal bar and the uneven bars.

He was inducted posthumously to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2024.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 March 2008)
  2. ^ Ivanov, Christian (May 19, 2024). "Four gymnastics legends inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame". intlgymnast.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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