Fred Wiedersporn

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlfred "Fred"•Wiedersporn
Used nameFred•Wiedersporn
Nick/petnamesFredi
Born19 October 1931 in Schwalbach, Saarland (GER)
Died8 January 2016 in Völklingen, Saarland (GER)
AffiliationsTV 1894 Schwalbach, Schwalbach (GER)
NOC Saar

Biography

Fred Wiedersporn was part of the Saar gymnastics team that finished 22nd at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. Individually he finished 156th in the all-around competition. The team was coached by Kurt Marschollek who also introduced volleyball to the Saarland. Wiedersporn competed at the 1954 World Championships and, as a sports and gymnastics teacher, coached the male youth team of Saar in 1955.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) SAA Fred Wiedersporn
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 156
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Saar 22
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =137
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =123
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) 176
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =143
Rings, Men (Olympic) 176
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =121