Philipp Fürst (8 November 1936 – 6 November 2014)
was a German

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 ...

who competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. He was born in

Ludwigshafen-Oppau Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon Rhine"), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it form ...

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1936 births 2014 deaths German male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the United Team of Germany Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics 20th-century German people 21st-century German people Sportspeople from Ludwigshafen People from the Palatinate (region) {{Germany-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub