Holger Behrendt
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Holger•Behrendt |
| Used name | Holger•Behrendt |
| Born | 29 January 1964 in Schönebeck (Elbe), Sachsen-Anhalt (GER) |
| Measurements | 161 cm / 60 kg |
| Affiliations | ASK Vorwärts Potsdam, Potsdam (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
East German gymnast Holger Behrendt was a pupil of Bernd Jäger and perfected his “Jäger Salto”. He became a specialist on the horizontal bar, and was the first gymnast to perform a combination of the “Kovacs Salto” and the “Delchev Salto”. He won a medal of each color at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning only a bronze in his best event, the high bar, but winning gold on the rings, and a silver in the team all-around.
Behrendt also earned three bronze medals at the 1983, 1985 and 1987 World Championships. Domestically, he won eight national titles. Behrendt later became a gymnastics coach at Cottbus and Berlin.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | GDR |
Holger Behrendt | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 19 r1/2 | |||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | East Germany | 2 | Silver | |||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | =68 r1/1 | |||||
| Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | =6 r1/1 | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | =3 | Bronze | ||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | =1 | Gold | ||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | =59 r1/1 |