John Frederick Bissinger Jr. (January 7, 1879 in New York, New York – January 20, 1941 in Bronx, New York) was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Silver medal – second place 1904 St Louis Team

In 1904, Bissinger won the silver medal in the team event. He was also fifth in the athletics' triathlon event, eights in the gymnastics all-around event and 14th in the gymnastics' triathlon event.[2] He was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1993[3]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Bissinger Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "John Bissinger". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "By Class • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

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