George Eyser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Eyser

gymnast

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1870

Place of Birth: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1919

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

George Louis Eyser (August 31, 1870 – March 6, 1919) was a German-American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics, earning six medals in one day, including three gold and two silver medals.
Eyser competed with a wooden prosthesis for a left leg, having lost his real leg after being run over by a train.
Despite his disability, he won gold in the vault, an event which then included a jump over a long horse without aid of a springboard.