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My Take
Eberhard Gienger lived two remarkable lives, and that is precisely what fascinates me. As a West German artistic gymnast he claimed bronze at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and was twice named German Sportspersonality of the Year, mastering the horizontal bar. Then, rather than fading, he reinvented himself as a CDU politician serving his country. The breadth of his honors, from sports halls of fame to the Order of Merit, is staggering. I deeply respect people who conquer one demanding world and then throw themselves into another. A man from a small town near Stuttgart who reached both the Olympic podium and the German parliament has my unqualified admiration.
Overview
Eberhard Gienger (German pronunciation: [ˈeːbɐhaʁt ˈɡiŋɐ] ; born 21 July 1951) is a German politician (CDU) and former West German gymnast. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the latter.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eberhard Gienger
- Name (Japanese)
- エバーハルト・ギンガー
- Reading
- えばーはると・ぎんがー
- Born
- July 21, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Künzelsau, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / artistic gymnast
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1979 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
- 1978 German Sportspersonality of the Year
- 1974 German Sportspersonality of the Year
- 2007 International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.