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Ralf Büchner

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Ralf Büchner
Ralf Büchner in 1990
Personal information
Country represented Germany
Former countries represented East Germany (until 1990)
Born (1967-08-31) 31 August 1967 (age 57)
East Berlin, East Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubASK Vorwärts Potsdam
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Lausanne Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Lausanne Horizontal bar
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Indianapolis Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Indianapolis Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Budapest Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Prague Team

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