Günter Lyhs
German gymnast (1934–2025)
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Günter Lyhs (20 April 1934 – 17 December 2025) was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in seventh and third place, with the German team, respectively. Individually his best achievement was 16th place on the vault in 1964.[1]
Born20 April 1934
Sulimmen, Gau East Prussia, Germany
Died17 December 2025 (aged 91)
Kierspe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
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| Born | 20 April 1934 Sulimmen, Gau East Prussia, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 December 2025 (aged 91) Kierspe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
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| Gym | Turnverein Jahn Kierspe 1904 | ||||||||||||||
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Lyhs died on 17 December 2025, at the age of 91.[2]
