Jakob Kiefer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJakob•Kiefer
Used nameJakob•Kiefer
Born3 December 1919 in Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-PfalzGER
Died18 January 1991 (aged 71 years 1 month 15 days) in Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-PfalzGER
AffiliationsVfL Bad Kreuznach — Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-PfalzGER
NOCGermanyGER
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
All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic) =150
Team, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany 4
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 180
Vault, Men (Olympic) 182
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =27
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =38
Rings, Men (Olympic) =73
Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic) 12
1956 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) GER FRG Jakob Kiefer
All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic) 42
Team, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany 5
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =38
Vault, Men (Olympic) =7
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =48
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =22
Rings, Men (Olympic) 48
Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic) =33