Alfred Flatow

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Olympic medalist
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Alfred Flatow
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Gold 1896 Athens Team parallel bars
Gold 1896 Athens Team horizontal bar
Gold 1896 Athens Parallel bars
Silver 1896 Athens Horizontal bar

Alfred Flatow (3 October 186928 December 1942) was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Flatow was a successful competitor in 1896. He won the parallel bars, was the runner-up in the horizontal bar, and was a member of the German team that took the gold medals in both the parallel bars and the horizontal bar team events. He also competed in the vault, pommel horse, and rings competitions.

Flatow's cousin, Gustav Flatow, was also a member of the German gymnastics delegation in 1896. Both of the Flatows were victims of the Holocaust.

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