Hans Eugster (27 March 1929 – 12 November 1956) was a

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and Olympic Champion.

Biography

He competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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, where he received a gold medal in

parallel bars Parallel bars are floor apparatus consisting of two wooden bars slightly over long and positioned at roughly head height. Parallel bars are used in artistic gymnastics and also for physical therapy and home exercise. Gymnasts may optionally we ...

, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in

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."1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Gymnastics"
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* 1929 births 1956 deaths Swiss male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Switzerland Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub