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Swiss gymnast (1894–1978)

Hermann Hänggi

Personal information

Born

(1894-10-15)15 October 1894
Mümliswil-Ramiswil, Switzerland

Died

21 November 1978(1978-11-21) (aged 84)
Burgdorf, Switzerland

Gymnastics career

Discipline

Men's artistic gymnastics

Medal record

Men's Gymnastics

Representing Switzerland
	1928 Amsterdam	Pommeled Horse
	1928 Amsterdam	Team Combined Exercises
	1928 Amsterdam	All-around, Individual Men
	1928 Amsterdam	Parallel Bars
World Championships
	1931 Paris	Vault

Hermann Hänggi (15 October 1894 – 21 November 1978) was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, where he won two gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal. Additionally, he competed at the 1931 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he won an individual gold medal on the vault apparatus.

References

Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation. p. 85.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hermann Hänggi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

v t e World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Vault
1903 - 1930: Not awarded 1931: Hermann Hänggi (SUI) 1934: Eugen Mack (SUI) 1938: Eugen Mack (SUI) 1950: Ernst Gebendinger (SUI) 1954: Leo Sotorník (TCH) 1958: Yuri Titov (USSR) 1962: Přemysl Krbec (TCH) 1966: Haruhiro Matsuda (JPN) 1970: Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN) 1974: Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) 1978: Junichi Shimizu (JPN) 1979: Alexander Dityatin (USSR) 1981: Ralf-Peter Hemmann (GDR) 1983: Artur Akopyan (USSR) 1985: Yuri Korolyov (USSR) 1987: Sylvio Kroll (GDR) 1987 Lou Yun (CHN) 1989: Jörg Behrend (GDR) 1991: Yoo Ok-ryul (KOR) 1992: Yoo Ok-ryul (KOR) 1993: Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) 1994: Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) 1995: Hrihoriy Misyutin (UKR) 1995 Alexei Nemov (RUS) 1996: Alexei Nemov (RUS) 1997: Sergey Fedorchenko (KAZ) 1999: Li Xiaopeng (CHN) 2001: Marian Drăgulescu (ROM) 2002: Li Xiaopeng (CHN) 2003: Li Xiaopeng (CHN) 2005: Marian Drăgulescu (ROM) 2006: Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) 2007: Leszek Blanik (POL) 2009: Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) 2010: Thomas Bouhail (FRA) 2011: Yang Hak-seon (KOR) 2013: Yang Hak-seon (KOR) 2014: Ri Se-gwang (PRK) 2015: Ri Se-gwang (PRK) 2017: Kenzō Shirai (JPN) 2018: Ri Se-gwang (PRK) 2019: Nikita Nagornyy (RUS) 2021: Carlos Yulo (PHI) 2022: Artur Davtyan (ARM) 2023: Jake Jarman (GBR)

World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Vault

1903 - 1930: Not awarded
1931: Hermann Hänggi (SUI)
1934: Eugen Mack (SUI)
1938: Eugen Mack (SUI)
1950: Ernst Gebendinger (SUI)
1954: Leo Sotorník (TCH)
1958: Yuri Titov (USSR)
1962: Přemysl Krbec (TCH)
1966: Haruhiro Matsuda (JPN)
1970: Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN)
1974: Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)
1978: Junichi Shimizu (JPN)
1979: Alexander Dityatin (USSR)
1981: Ralf-Peter Hemmann (GDR)
1983: Artur Akopyan (USSR)
1985: Yuri Korolyov (USSR)
1987: Sylvio Kroll (GDR)
1987 Lou Yun (CHN)
1989: Jörg Behrend (GDR)
1991: Yoo Ok-ryul (KOR)
1992: Yoo Ok-ryul (KOR)
1993: Vitaly Scherbo (BLR)
1994: Vitaly Scherbo (BLR)
1995: Hrihoriy Misyutin (UKR)
1995 Alexei Nemov (RUS)
1996: Alexei Nemov (RUS)
1997: Sergey Fedorchenko (KAZ)
1999: Li Xiaopeng (CHN)
2001: Marian Drăgulescu (ROM)
2002: Li Xiaopeng (CHN)
2003: Li Xiaopeng (CHN)
2005: Marian Drăgulescu (ROM)
2006: Marian Drăgulescu (ROU)
2007: Leszek Blanik (POL)
2009: Marian Drăgulescu (ROU)
2010: Thomas Bouhail (FRA)
2011: Yang Hak-seon (KOR)
2013: Yang Hak-seon (KOR)
2014: Ri Se-gwang (PRK)
2015: Ri Se-gwang (PRK)
2017: Kenzō Shirai (JPN)
2018: Ri Se-gwang (PRK)
2019: Nikita Nagornyy (RUS)
2021: Carlos Yulo (PHI)
2022: Artur Davtyan (ARM)
2023: Jake Jarman (GBR)

v t e Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Pommel Horse
Summary
1896: Louis Zutter (SUI) 1904: Anton Heida (USA) 1924: Josef Wilhelm (SUI) 1928: Hermann Hänggi (SUI) 1932: István Pelle (HUN) 1936: Konrad Frey (GER) 1948: Paavo Aaltonen (FIN) 1948 Veikko Huhtanen (FIN) 1948 Heikki Savolainen (FIN) 1952: Viktor Chukarin (URS) 1956: Boris Shakhlin (URS) 1960: Boris Shakhlin (URS) 1960 Eugen Ekman (FIN) 1964: Miroslav Cerar (YUG) 1968: Miroslav Cerar (YUG) 1972: Viktor Klimenko (URS) 1976: Zoltán Magyar (HUN) 1980: Zoltán Magyar (HUN) 1984: Li Ning (CHN) 1984 Peter Vidmar (USA) 1988: Zsolt Borkai (HUN) 1988 Dmitry Bilozerchev (URS) 1988 Lubomir Geraskov (BUL) 1992: Vitaly Scherbo (EUN) 1992 Pae Gil-su (PRK) 1996: Li Donghua (SUI) 2000: Marius Urzică (ROU) 2004: Teng Haibin (CHN) 2008: Xiao Qin (CHN) 2012: Krisztián Berki (HUN) 2016: Max Whitlock (GBR) 2020: Max Whitlock (GBR) 2024: Rhys McClenaghan (IRL)

Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Pommel Horse

Summary

1896: Louis Zutter (SUI)
1904: Anton Heida (USA)
1924: Josef Wilhelm (SUI)
1928: Hermann Hänggi (SUI)
1932: István Pelle (HUN)
1936: Konrad Frey (GER)
1948: Paavo Aaltonen (FIN)
1948 Veikko Huhtanen (FIN)
1948 Heikki Savolainen (FIN)
1952: Viktor Chukarin (URS)
1956: Boris Shakhlin (URS)
1960: Boris Shakhlin (URS)
1960 Eugen Ekman (FIN)
1964: Miroslav Cerar (YUG)
1968: Miroslav Cerar (YUG)
1972: Viktor Klimenko (URS)
1976: Zoltán Magyar (HUN)
1980: Zoltán Magyar (HUN)
1984: Li Ning (CHN)
1984 Peter Vidmar (USA)
1988: Zsolt Borkai (HUN)
1988 Dmitry Bilozerchev (URS)
1988 Lubomir Geraskov (BUL)
1992: Vitaly Scherbo (EUN)
1992 Pae Gil-su (PRK)
1996: Li Donghua (SUI)
2000: Marius Urzică (ROU)
2004: Teng Haibin (CHN)
2008: Xiao Qin (CHN)
2012: Krisztián Berki (HUN)
2016: Max Whitlock (GBR)
2020: Max Whitlock (GBR)
2024: Rhys McClenaghan (IRL)

v t e Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team All-Around
Summary
1904: Mixed team (ZZX) 1908: Sweden (SWE) 1912: Italy (ITA) 1920: Italy (ITA) 1924: Italy (ITA) 1928: Switzerland (SUI) 1932: Italy (ITA) 1936: Germany (GER) 1948: Finland (FIN) 1952: Soviet Union (URS) 1956: Soviet Union (URS) 1960: Japan (JPN) 1964: Japan (JPN) 1968: Japan (JPN) 1972: Japan (JPN) 1976: Japan (JPN) 1980: Soviet Union (URS) 1984: United States (USA) 1988: Soviet Union (URS) 1992: Unified Team (EUN) 1996: Russia (RUS) 2000: China (CHN) 2004: Japan (JPN) 2008: China (CHN) 2012: China (CHN) 2016: Japan (JPN) 2020: ROC 2024: Japan (JPN)
1928 Switzerland (SUI): Hans Grieder, August Güttinger, Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack, Georges Miez, Otto Pfister, Eduard Steinemann, Melchior Wezel

v t e World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team Competition
1903: France 1905: France 1907: Bohemia 1909: France 1911: Bohemia 1913: Bohemia 1922: Czechoslovakia 1926: Czechoslovakia 1930: Czechoslovakia 1934: Switzerland 1938: Czechoslovakia 1950: Switzerland 1954: Soviet Union 1958: Soviet Union 1962: Japan 1966: Japan 1970: Japan 1974: Japan 1978: Japan 1979: Soviet Union 1981: Soviet Union 1983: China 1985: Soviet Union 1987: Soviet Union 1989: Soviet Union 1991: Soviet Union 1994: China 1995: China 1997: China 1999: China 2001: Belarus 2003: China 2006: China 2007: China 2010: China 2011: China 2014: China 2015: Japan 2018: China 2019: Russia 2022: China 2023: Japan
1934: Switzerland (SUI), Walter Bach, Hans Grieder, Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack, Georges Miez, Eduard Steinemann, Josef Walter, Melchior Wezel

World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team Competition

1934:

Switzerland (SUI), Walter Bach, Hans Grieder, Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack, Georges Miez, Eduard Steinemann, Josef Walter, Melchior Wezel

External links

Hermann Hänggi at Olympedia

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