Matthias Brehme
Matthias Brehme ( born February 7, 1943 in Markham ) is a former German gymnast. He won for the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany) starting in the 1960s and 1970s, a total of five medals at the Summer Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships and ten national individual title at East Championships.
Sporting successes
Matthias Brehme began gymnastics in his native city at the SSG Markham -West, from which he for SC locomotive Leipzig and Leipzig 1963 SC DHfK moved by his performance in 1957, which remained his home club for his future career. His coaches in Leipzig were Heinz Nowakowski, Jochen Nonnast and Siegfried wealth.
In the Summer Olympics 1968 in Mexico City and at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was captain of the gymnastics team of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), with the bronze medal he won in the team all-around in both games. In the individual all-around, he finished twelfth in 1968 and 1972 ranked tenth.
The World Gymnastics Championships 1966 in Dortmund and in 1970 in Ljubljana, he was with the East German team also each others in the team all-around. In 1971 at the European Championships with a second place on pommel horse he succeeded his biggest international solo success.
He won a total of ten individual national title at GDR championships, including five in 1965. Way he won in 1965 and 1966 in the individual all-around, 1969 in horse jumping, 1965 and 1967 on pommel horse, 1965 and 1966 on the parallel bars in 1965 and 1966 on the high bar, and 1965 in Gymnastics rings. Even after the withdrawal of international competitive sports, he completed until 1995 for the Turnverein Markham 1871 successfully many competitions.
Life after competitive sports
During his racing career Matthias Brehme studied at the German University of Physical Culture in Leipzig and then to study medicine. After his retirement he became a doctor of neurology and psychiatry in the GDR him later, the medical honorary medical officer was awarded. After 1990 he opened his own practice in his hometown of Markham. In addition, he was until 2008 Chairman of the National Association of Saxony of the Professional Association of German Neurologists, Neurologists and Psychiatrists.