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Gustav Felix Flatow ( 7 January 187529 January 1945 ) was a German Gymnast . He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens .

Flatow competed in the Parallel Bars , Horizontal Bar , vault, Pommel Horse , and rings individual events. He won no medals, unlike his cousin and teammate Alfred Flatow . However, both were members of the German team that competed in the two team events, for parallel bars and the horizontal bar. As Germany won both those events (the horizontal bar unchallenged), Gustav earned two Gold Medal s.

Both Flatow and his cousin were victims of the Holocaust .