Jakob Kiefer
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Jakob•Kiefer |
| Used name | Jakob•Kiefer |
| Born | 3 December 1919 in Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz (GER) |
| Died | 18 January 1991 in Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz (GER) |
| Affiliations | VfL Bad Kreuznach, Bad Kreuznach (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Nationality |  West Germany |
Biography
West German gymnast Jakob Kiefer participated at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He finished fourth in the all-around team event and finished 150th in the all-around individual competition. Four years later in Melbourne he finished fifth with the team and 42nd in the individual all-around. Kiefer won several German Championships, including six in 1950.
He became a co-founder of the Mittelrheinischer Turnverband and headed the sports department for several years. He made his living as a caretaker and museum guide in the Schlossparkmuseum and also in the Stadtarchiv (town archive) of Bad Kreuznach, where a sports and event hall was named after Kiefer. He was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf in 1951.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | GER |
FRG |
Jakob Kiefer | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | =150 | ||||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Unified Team of Germany | 4 | |||||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | 180 | ||||||
| Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | 182 | ||||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | =27 | ||||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | =38 | ||||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | =73 | ||||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | 12 | ||||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | GER |
FRG |
Jakob Kiefer | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 42 | ||||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Unified Team of Germany | 5 | |||||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | =38 | ||||||
| Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | =7 | ||||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | =48 | ||||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | =22 | ||||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | 48 | ||||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | =33 |