Bernd Jäger (born 18 November 1951 in
Kahla
Kahla () is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 14 km south of Jena.
Mayors
*1990–2012: Bernd Leube
*2012–2018: Claudia Nissen
*2018–incumbent: Jan Schönfeld
People wh ...
) is a former
East German
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...
gymnast
Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...
who competed in the
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
.
In the
1974 world championships in
Varna
Varna may refer to:
Places Europe
*Varna, Bulgaria, a city
** Varna Province
** Varna Municipality
** Gulf of Varna
** Lake Varna
**Varna Necropolis
* Vahrn, or Varna, a municipality in Italy
* Varna (Šabac), a village in Serbia
Asia
* Var ...
, competing on
horizontal bar
The horizontal bar, also known as the high bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in artistic gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal (typically steel) bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a syst ...
, he first performed his forward somersault starting from forward giant and ending in backward swing, named later ''Jägersalto''. With this element, Jäger started the worldwide development of release elements on high bar, followed by innovations by
Eberhard Gienger
Eberhard Gienger (; born 21 July 1951) is a German politician ( CDU) and former West German gymnast. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the latter.
Gymnastics career
During his gymnastics career from 1971 to 1 ...
,
Stoyan Delchev and others.
References
External links
*
1951 births
People from Kahla
Living people
German male artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts for East Germany
East German male artistic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Gymnasts from Thuringia
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics
Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera
{{Germany-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub