Fabian Hambüchen
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Fabian Hambüchen is a German gymnast
. He lives in Wetzlar
.
Hambüchen was the youngest German athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
and finished 7th in the Horizontal bar and 8th in the team competition. So far in his career, he has won five medals at World Championships and six at European Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, he won the bronze medal in the men's high bar
competition.
He was named male German sportsperson of the year 2007.
Hambüchen had to pull out of the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
because of an injury to his foot. He was a frontrunner for the all around title and the high bar.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
. He lives in Wetzlar
Wetzlar
Wetzlar is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. Located at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Framework Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of...
.
Hambüchen was the youngest German athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and finished 7th in the Horizontal bar and 8th in the team competition. So far in his career, he has won five medals at World Championships and six at European Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, he won the bronze medal in the men's high bar
Horizontal bar
The high bar, also known as the horizontal bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in Artistic Gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a system of cables and stiff vertical supports. Gymnasts typically wear leather...
competition.
He was named male German sportsperson of the year 2007.
Hambüchen had to pull out of the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 arena in London, United Kingdom, on 12 October to 18 October 2009. Similar to the World Championships in 2005, there were no team competitions...
because of an injury to his foot. He was a frontrunner for the all around title and the high bar.