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Ralf Büchner

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Ralf Büchner
Ralf Büchner in 1990
Personal information
Born (1967-08-31) 31 August 1967 (age 59)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Former countries represented
East Germany East Germany (until 1990)
ClubASK Vorwärts Potsdam
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTeam
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1990 LausanneVault
Bronze medal – third place1990 LausanneHorizontal bar
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 IndianapolisHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place1991 IndianapolisTeam
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1992 BudapestPommel horse
Bronze medal – third place1994 PragueTeam

Ralf Büchner (born 31 August 1967) is a retired German gymnast. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics and finished in second and fourth place with the East German team, respectively. His best individual achievement was ninth place in the vault in 1988.[1] He won a gold and a bronze medal at the world championships in 1991,[2] as well as four medals at the European championships in 1990, 1992 and 1994.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ralf Büchner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. ↑ Turnen – Europameisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de