Peter Weber (gymnast)

For others of the same name, see Peter Webber and Pete Weber (disambiguation).
Peter Weber
Weber in 1962
Personal information
Born(1938-12-22)22 December 1938
Finsterwalde, Nazi Germany
Died17 May 2024(2024-05-17) (aged 85)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubArmeesportklub Vorwärts Potsdam
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Dortmund Team

Peter Weber (22 December 1938 – 17 May 2024[1]) was a German gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals in the team classification. Individually his best achievement was 16th place in the rings in 1964.[2] He also won a bronze medal with the East German team at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[3] Nationally, he won two titles in the rings, in 1964 and 1967, and one on the floor in 1965.[4]

References

  1. ^ Peter Weber's obituary (in German)
  2. ^ "Peter Weber". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. ^ Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  4. ^ Turnen – DDR – Meisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de


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