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John Frederick Bissinger Jr. (January 7, 1879 in New York, New York – January 20, 1941 in Bronx, New York) was an American
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 ...
and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904, Bissinger won the silver medal in the team event. He was also fifth in the athletics' triathlon event, eights in the gymnastics all-around event and 14th in the gymnastics' triathlon event. He was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1993


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John Bissinger at databaseOlympics.com
1879 births 1941 deaths American male artistic gymnasts Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Gymnasts at the 1904 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from New York City {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub