Michael Reusch (3 February 1914 – 6 April 1989) was a

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and Olympic champion. He competed at the

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, where he received silver medals in

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and team combined exercises. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in

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he received a gold medal in parallel bars, and silver medals in

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and team combined exercises."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics"
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* 1914 births 1989 deaths Swiss male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Switzerland Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub