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Eugen Mack

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Eugen Mack
Personal information
Country representedSwitzerland
Born(1907-09-21)21 September 1907
Died29 October 1978(1978-10-29) (aged 71)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Long Horse Vault
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team Combined Exercises
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin All-around, Individual Men
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Long Horse Vault
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Pommeled Horse
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team Combined Exercises
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam Horizontal Bars
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Floor Exercises
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1934 Budapest All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1934 Budapest Pommel Horse
Gold medal – first place 1934 Budapest Vault
Gold medal – first place 1934 Budapest Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 1934 Budapest Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 1934 Budapest Rings
Gold medal – first place 1938 Prague Vault
Silver medal – second place 1938 Prague Team
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Prague All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Prague Floor Exercise

Eugen Mack (21 September 1907 – 29 October 1978) was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics, winning a total of two Olympic gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals.[1]

Although Eugen Mack never won the most coveted individual medal in the sport, that of Olympic All-Around Gold, he did become World All-Around Champion, and with 15 individual medals at the World Championships and Olympics, more than any other gymnast - male or female - in the pre-WWII era and pre-1952 era, he is arguably the most decorated gymnast during this long era.

References

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  1. ^ Profile: "Eugen Mack" Archived 14 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 16 January 2008)
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