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East German gymnast

Michael Nikolay
Nikolay in 1979
Personal information
Country represented East Germany
Born (1956-12-13) 13 December 1956 (age 67)
East Berlin, East Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin

Michael Nikolay (born 13 December 1956) is a retired German gymnast. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and "won a bronze and a silver medal with the East German team," respectively. Individually he won two bronze medals in the pommel horse at both Games; he also finished fourth on the horizontal bar and on the parallel bars in 1980.

At the world championships, "he won a gold medal in the pommel horse in 1981 and a bronze in the team competition in 1978." He also won a European silver in the pommel horse in 1977.

References

  1. ^ "Michael Nikolay". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. ^ Turnen – Europameisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de


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