Fabian Hambuchen

Fabian Hambüchen is a four-time Olympian and retired gymnast. He competed in the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. He is an Olympic, World, and European medalist. At the European Games and the 2015 Summer Universiade, Hambüchen won gold medals. He has won a full set of Olympic medals. He won gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, silver at the 2012 London Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, all for the horizontal bar.

Hambüchen won his first World Championship medal at the age of 18 when he took bronze in the all-around individual event final at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He also took home a bronze medal in the vault. In 2007, Hambüchen competed in the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, winning a silver medal in the all-around and a second consecutive title in the horizontal bar solo event. The German team earned the bronze medal at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart. He subsequently went on to win the gold medal in the final of the horizontal bar individual event, making him a world champion.

Hambüchen won the individual all-around and floor titles at the 2009 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Hambüchen contributed scores on five events to the German team winning the European title at the 2010 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He took silver at the 2013 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Then, in 2014, he contributed to Germany’s fourth-place finish. He competed in the 2015 Summer Universiade and won gold in the individual horizontal bar event final. Hambüchen retired in 2016 after winning his third gold medal at the Rio Olympics, calling his Olympic victory “a dream come true.”