Josef Stalder

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

Josef Stalder
Country represented Switzerland
Born6 February 1919
Died2 March 1991(1991-03-02) (aged 72)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
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

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.

References
  1. "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 March 2008)


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