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Josef Effenberger
Personal information
Born	(1901-10-18)18 October 1901 Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died	11 November 1983(1983-11-11) (aged 82) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Czechoslovakia
Medal record Olympic Games Representing  Czechoslovakia 1928 Amsterdam Team World Championships 1926 Lyon Team 1930 Luxembourg Team

Josef Effenberger (18 October 1901 – 11 November 1983) was a Czechoslovak gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Additionally, he competed at both the 1926 and 1930, helping his team to gold both times, winning silver in the all-around combined exercises in 1926.

Effenberger was born in Prague on 18 October 1901. He died there on 11 November 1983, at the age of 82.

References

1. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 63.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josef Effenberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

External links

• Josef Effenberger at Olympedia
• Josef Effenberger at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)

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1926:  Czechoslovakia (TCH), Josef Effenberger, Jan Gajdoš, Jan Karafiát, František Pecháček, Ladislav Riessner, Bedřich Šupčík, Ladislav Vácha, Václav Veselý 1930:  Czechoslovakia (TCH), Josef Effenberger, Jan Gajdoš, Emanuel Löffler, Julius Rybak, Bedřich Šupčík, Ladislav Tikal, Jindřich Tintěra, Ladislav Vácha

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