1975 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships

none the women's event 1975 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships 11th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships 31 May 1975 1 June 1975 Eisstadion Allmend Bern, Switzerland 1973 1977 The 11th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland from 31 May–1 June 1975.https://intersportstats.com/competitions/3000006388 1975 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships InterSport Stats Medalists All-around URS Nikolai Andrianov FRG Eberhard Gienger URS Alexander Dityatin Floor URS Nikolai AndrianovPOL Andrzej Szajna TCH Jiří TabákBUL Andrey Keranov Pommel horse HUN Zoltán Magyar URS Nikolai Andrianov FRG Eberhard Gienger Rings ROM 1965 Dan Grecu ROM 1965 Mihai Borș URS Alexander Dityatin Vault URS Nikolai Andrianov POL Andrzej Szajna TCH Jiří Tabák Parallel bars URS Nikolai Andrianov URS Alexander Dityatin URS Viktor Klimenko Horizontal bar URS Nikolai AndrianovFRG Eberhard Gienger POL Andrzej Szajna https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/Results_46.pdf European Gymnastics 11th European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Men Medal table 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 ROM 1965 5 2 3 1 1 1 Defection of Wolfgang Thüne During the post-competition banquet on Sunday June 1, East German gymnast and 1974 World horizontal bar silver medalist Wolfgang Thüne vanished. On the morning of Monday June 2, Thüne reappeared in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany.https://www.gymnastics-history.com/2025/10/1975-wolfgang-thune-defects-from-east-germany-with-the-help-of-eberhard-gienger/ 1975: Wolfgang Thüne Defects from East Germany with the Help of Eberhard Gienger October 10, 2025 Gymnastics History For many years it was unclear how Thüne successfully managed to escape to West Germany, with official reports claiming he "hitchhiked". In 1999, 24 years after the defection, it was revealed that West German gymnast Eberhard Gienger, who bested Thüne at the previous year's World Championships and who had also won the horizontal bar gold and all-around silver medals at this competition, was instrumental in aiding Thüne.https://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/turnen-eberhard-gienger-als-fluchthelfer-a-49683.html Eberhard Gienger as an escape helper de October 28, 1999 Der Spiegel Eberhard Gienger als Fluchthelfer Thüne had reached out to Gienger in a bathroom at the Eisstadion Allmend where the competition was taking place, requesting help in defecting; Gienger accepted without hesitation.https://www.bietigheimerzeitung.de/inhalt.fluchtgeschichte-vor-50-jahren-im-opel-manta-ueber-die-grenze.4fc8e2b8-d1b4-47bb-83e0-9420d51dd486.html Im Opel Manta über die Grenze de March 6, 2025 Bietigheimer Zeitung Crossing the border in an Opel Manta On the night of the escape, Gienger and Thüne, alongside Gienger's girlfriend, a judge, and a masseur, drove toward the Swiss border city Basel before entering West Germany. At the passport control Gienger showed the border guard four IDs, explaining that the fifth was in a jacket in the trunk and he’d fetch it right away. But the guard waved them through without checking. From there Gienger brought Thüne to fellow West German national team member, Walter Mössinger's house in Freiburg im Breisgau and he immediately returned to the competition banquet in Bern. References Category:European Artistic Gymnastics Championships European Artistic Gymnastics Championships European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Category:International gymnastics competitions hosted by Switzerland