GG Bern
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| Full name | Gymnastic Society Bern |
| Founded | April 11, 1910 |
| Greatest successes | |
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Swiss field handball champions 1941 , 1942 , 1943 Swiss field handball cup winners 1943 , 1973 Swiss small field handball champions 1971 Swiss small field handball cup winners 1973 |
The Gymnastics Society Bern (GGB) was founded on April 11, 1910 by the gymnastics teacher Jakob Steinemann, together with former students.
The GGB has long been a multi-sport club with sections in skiing, handball and even ice hockey.
athletics
In 1924, Willy Schaerer came second at the Olympic Games in Paris over 1500 m.
Anita Weyermann was third over 1500 m at the 1997 World Cup .
Handball
The handball department of the GGB was founded in 1933. The handball players won the Swiss championship in field handball from 1941 to 1943. In 1943 and 1973 they were field handball cup winners. In 1971 the GGB became Swiss champions in small-field handball and in 1973 cup winners. In 1972 and 1974 the GGB rose to the National League A for one year each .
In 1994, the GGB got back in the National League B on.
On December 3, 1999, the GGB merged with the HBC Muri-Gümligen.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.nzz.ch/100-jahr-jubilaeum_der_gg_bern-1.5588749
- ↑ 100th anniversary of the GG Bern | NZZ . April 28, 2010, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed April 5, 2019]).
- ^ Gymnastic Society Bern - History. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .