Jürgen Brümmer
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Jürgen•Brümmer |
| Used name | Jürgen•Brümmer |
| Born | 8 December 1964 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Died | 25 February 2014 (aged 49 years 2 months 17 days) in Ostfildern, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 69 kg |
| Affiliations | SportVg Feuerbach, Stuttgart (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
Biography
Jürgen Brümmer was a nine-time German gymnastics champion and took part in the 1987 and 1989 World Gymnastics Championships. After the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he finished a disappointing 12th with the team and 64th individually, he ran a sports physiotherapy practice, taking care of the German national junior gymnastics team as well as various handball and football teams.
Brümmer committed suicide by jumping from a bridge, shortly after he had probably killed his severely disabled son, Simon. Simon had been severely injured two years earlier, when he was hit by a car. He sustained a serious traumatic brain injury, which left him disabled, wheelchair-dependent, and unable to speak. Brümmer was never able to overcome the trauma to his son and took his own life.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | FRG |
Jürgen Brümmer | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 64 r1/2 | |||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 12 | ||||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | =42 r1/1 | |||||
| Vault, Men (Olympic) | =13 r1/1 | |||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | =72 r1/1 | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | =85 r1/1 | |||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | =34 r1/1 | |||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | =59 r1/1 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Committed Suicide (Committed suicide by jumping from a bridge after having killed his son.)