Jürgen Bähringer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJürgen•Bähringer
Used nameJürgen•Bähringer
Born19 August 1950 in Greiz, Thüringen (GER)
Measurements189 cm / 93 kg
AffiliationsChemnitzer FC, Chemnitz (GER)
NOC East Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Forward Jürgen Bähringer was on the East German football (soccer) squad at the 1980 Moskva Olympics that won the silver medal after losing the final against Czechoslovakia 1-0. Bähringer did not play in any match during the Olympic tournament. He only played once with the East German national team, in May 1980 against the Soviet Union.

In his youth Bähringer played with BSG Fortschritt Greiz and BSG Motor Werdau. In the GDR Oberliga he then moved to FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (nowadays Chemnitz) from 1973-88, playing 350 matches and scoring 57 goals. Bähringer later worked with a chemical company.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Summer Olympics Football (Football) GDR Jürgen Bähringer
Football, Men (Olympic) East Germany 2 Silver