Gerhard Dietrich (born 12 May 1942) is a German former

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal with the East German team. Individually his best achievement was 20th place on the pommel horse. He won four more bronze medals at the world championships in 1966 and 1970 and European championships in 1967.

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1942 births Living people German male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for East Germany East German male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Sportspeople from Brandenburg an der Havel People from Bezirk Potsdam {{Germany-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub