Bernd Effing

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBernd•Effing
Used nameBernd•Effing
Born26 April 1948 in Neukirchen, Schleswig-Holstein (GER)
Measurements178 cm / 68 kg
AffiliationsBayer 04 Leverkusen, Leverkusen (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Bernd Effing was a West German gymnast who finished fifth with the team at the 1972 München Olympics. Individually he placed 38th and failed to reach the finals in all individual events. In 1973 he finished an unfortunate fourth in the floor exercise at the European Championships and 13th in the individual all-around. Domestically, he won West German national titles in the floor exercise in 1971 and in the pommelled horse one year later, and again in 1978.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) FRG Bernd Effing
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) =38 r1/2
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) West Germany 5
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =25 r1/1
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =47 r1/1
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =38 r1/1
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =56 r1/1
Rings, Men (Olympic) =61 r1/1
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =34 r1/1