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Josef Effenberger

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Born(1901-10-18)18 October 1901
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died11 November 1983(1983-11-11) (aged 82)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Country
represented
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Josef Effenberger
Personal information
Born(1901-10-18)18 October 1901
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died11 November 1983(1983-11-11) (aged 82)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place1928 AmsterdamTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1926 LyonTeam[1]
Gold medal – first place1930 LuxembourgTeam

Josef Effenberger (18 October 1901 – 11 November 1983) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] Additionally, he competed at both the 1926 and 1930, helping his team to gold both times, winning silver in the all-around combined exercises in 1926.

Effenberger was born in Prague on 18 October 1901. He died there on 11 November 1983, at the age of 82.

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