Konrad Frey (24 April 1909 in
Bad Kreuznach
Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach (district), Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke (Bad Kreuznach), Alte Nahebrücke, ...
– 24 May 1974 ib.) was a German
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 ...
best known to be the
most successful German male competitor at a single Olympics.
With 3 Gold and 6 medals in total at the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
, he had beaten team-mate
Alfred Schwarzmann by one Silver for the honours of becoming the most successful competitor in term of total medals won, and the most successful competitor of host nation Germany. American
Jesse Owens
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who made history at the Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Olympic Games by becoming the first person to win four gold meda ...
scored four medals, but all of them Gold.
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In 1932, 1935 and 1937, Konrad Frey became German Champion in Men's individual all-round. After World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, he worked again as teacher.
See also
* List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
* Kristin Otto
Kristin Otto (; born 7 February 1966) is a former German swimmer, becoming Olympic, World and European champion, multiple times. She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 ...
— most successful German woman at a single Olympics, 6 Gold in 1988
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1909 births
1974 deaths
Sportspeople from Bad Kreuznach
Gymnasts from Rhineland-Palatinate
Sportspeople from the Rhine Province
German male artistic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts for Germany
Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Nazi Party members
20th-century German sportsmen
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