August Güttinger
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August Güttinger (10 July 1892 – November 1970)
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gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the
1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
, where he received a gold medal in ''parallel bars'', and bronze medals in ''rope climbing'' and ''team combined exercises''."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Gymnastics"
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He received a gold medal in ''team combined exercises'' at the
1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
in
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1892 births 1970 deaths Swiss male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1924 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Switzerland Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub