Charles Brodbeck

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCharles Christian•Brodbeck
Used nameCharles•Brodbeck
Born3 October 1868 in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie (FRA)
Died31 December 1944 in Nottingham, England (GBR)
AffiliationsCity of Birmingham Gymnastics Club, Birmingham (GBR)
NOC Great Britain
Nationality Switzerland

Biography

Charles Brodbeck was a British gymnast who competed in the all-around competition at the 1900 Paris Olympics. Brodbeck was born in France to a Swiss father from Lausanne and a German mother but later settled in Nottingham, England. He represented a British club at the 1900 Olympics, the City of Birmingham Gymnastics Club. He has also been listed as Swiss but the newspaper Le Rappel, from 1 August 1900, lists him as a British athlete.

The London Gazette announced that Brodbeck, “a teacher of physical exercises living in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire” had been granted British nationality on 6 October 1927.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1900 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) GBR SUI Charles Brodbeck
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) =43