Gerhard Dietrich
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Born12 May 1942
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Died9 March 2024 (aged 81)[1]
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
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| Born | 12 May 1942 Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 2024 (aged 81)[1] Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASK Vorwärts Potsdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gerhard Dietrich (12 May 1942 – 9 March 2024) was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal with the East German team. Individually his best achievement was 20th place on the pommel horse.[2] He won four more bronze medals at the world championships in 1966 and 1970[3] and European championships in 1967.[4]
