Georg Hillmar

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGeorg Otto•Hillmar
Used nameGeorg•Hillmar
Born10 October 1876 in Berlin, Berlin (GER)
Died12 December 1911 in Lichtenberg, Berlin (GER) 
AffiliationsTiB, Berlin (GER)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 2
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

Georg Hillmar was only a substitute for the German gymnastics team, replacing the injured Richard Gadebusch two days before they left for Greece. Nevertheless he won two team gold medals with the German teams on the parallel bars and the horizontal bar.

After their return home, most team participants were excluded from the reactionary German Gymnastics Association as they were “involved in a sporting event dedicated to internationalism.” The winning teams were banned from national competitions in Berlin. Hillmar was born in 1876 in Berlin and also died there in 1911.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1896 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) GER Georg Hillmar
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) AC
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) AC
Parallel Bars, Teams, Men (Olympic) Germany 1 Gold
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) AC
Horizontal Bar, Teams, Men (Olympic) Germany 1 Gold
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) AC