Richard Röstel

Germany · MAG · 1896 – 1896

Richard Röstel competed for Germany in men's artistic gymnastics, 1896. Career medals: 2 gold.

career medals

across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.

Career, in brief

Richard Röstel competed for Germany in men's artistic gymnastics at the 1896 Games. He placed 1st in the parallel bar, team,.

Timeline

Career arc, year by year.

1896
Olympic1896 Athens Olympicsgold
Team gold
with Alfred Flatow, Carl Schuhmann, Conrad Böcker, Fritz Manteuffel, Georg Hillmar +4 more ›

Olympic — 1 appearance

1896 Athens Olympics

Athens

TeamHistorical Final Germany GOLD

Team affiliations

Germany national program (GER)

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Sources

Sources olympedia.org (Athens 1896)
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Career, in brief

Timeline

Olympic — 1 appearance

1896 Athens Olympics

Team affiliations

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