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Karl Neukirch

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Olympic medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Team parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Team horizontal bar

Karl Bruno Paul Neukirch (3 November 1864 – 27 June 1941) was a German gymnast. He was born and died in Berlin. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Neukirch was a member of the German team that won two gold medals by placing first in both of the team events, the parallel bars and the horizontal bar. He also competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar, vault, and pommel horse individual events, though without success.[2]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl Neukirch Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Karl Neukirch". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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