John Bissinger

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]

John Bissinger
Full name	John Frederick Bissinger Jr.
Born	(1879-01-07)January 7, 1879 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 20, 1941(1941-01-20) (aged 62) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
Club	New York Turnverein
Retired	c. 1921
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 Total 0 1 0 Olympic Games 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]

Bissinger later coached gymnastics at New York University.^[4] He continued to compete until c. 1921.^[5] He was considered one of the greatest master gymnasts and best known turner in the United States.^[5][6]