Michael Nikolay (GDR)

1976 and 1980 Olympic PH Bronze Medalist
1981 World PH Champion

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  1 Silver, 3 Bronze
World Championships:  1 Gold, 1 Bronze
European Championships:  1 Silver

Michael and his twin Jurgen were born in Berlin and trained at SC Dynamo Berlin.

Competition Results

1970
GDR Youth Championships: 5th AA (Children's Class I)

1973
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 5th AA, 1st PH, 3rd HB
Masters of Tomorrow: 1st AA

1974
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  2nd Team, 2nd PH, 3rd FX, 5th FX
Jr. GDR-HUN Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA

1975
European Championships:  12th AA, 5th PH
GDR-JPN Dual Meet: 2nd Team, 3rd V, 6th PB

1976
Chunichi Cup:  13th AA
GDR Championships:  4th AA
GDR-ITA Dual Meet: 1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st PH, 1st PB, 5th R, 5th V
GDR-SUI Dual Meet:  1st Team, 2nd AA
GDR-USSR Dual Meet:  2nd Team, 6th AA
Olympic Games:  3rd Team, 7th AA, 3rd PH
Olympic Qualificaton Meet: 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st HB
Tokyo Cup:  2nd HB

1977
Berlin-Leipzig-Halle-Potsdam: 1st Team, 1st AA
DTV Cup: 2nd AA, 1st PH, 2nd V, 2nd PB
European Championships:  10th AA, 2nd PH
GDR Championships:  2nd AA
GDR-CSSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA
GDR-ROM Dual Meet:  1st Team, 2nd AA
GDR-SUI Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA
GDR-USSR Dual Meet:  2nd Team, 2nd AA
World Cup:  10th AA, 5th FX

1978
FRA-GDR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 3rd AA
GDR Championships:  1st PH
GDR-ROM Dual Meet:  1st Team, 3rd AA, 1st PH
GDR-USSR Dual Meet:  2nd Team, 1st AA
Tournament of Champions: 3rd AA, 2nd HB
World Championships:  3rd Team, 10th AA, 6th PH, 6th HB, 8th PB
World Cup:  15th AA

1979
American Cup:  9th AA (prelims)
Cottbus International:  1st AA, 1st PH, 1st HB
GDR Championships: 2nd AA, 1st PH
GDR-NOR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
Hungarian International:  6th AA
Intl. Mixed Pairs:  1st Team
World Championships:  4th Team, 14th AA, 5th HB, 8th PH, 8th PB

1980
GDR Championships:  7th AA, 1st PH
Olympic Games:  2nd Team, 6th AA, 3rd PH, 4th PB
World Cup:  6th AA, 5th HB, 6th R, 6th PB, 7th V

1981
Chunichi Cup:  6th AA
Cottbus International:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st HB, 2nd PB, 4th R, 4th V
European Championships:  5th AA, 5th PH, 5th R, 5th HB
GDR Championships:  2nd AA
GDR-FRA-NOR Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
GDR-USSR Dual Meet:  2nd Team, 1st PH, 1st V, 3rd R, 3rd HB
Paris Grand Prix: 4th AA, 2nd PB, 3rd FX, 5th HB, 6th V, 6th PH
World Championships:  4th Team, 10th AA, 1st PH, 5th V, 5th PB, 6th FX

1982
American Cup:  9th AA (prelims)
Budapest Invitational:  2nd HB
Cottbus International:  1st AA, 1st PH
GDR Championships:  3rd AA, 1st PH
Intl. Mixed Pairs:  8th Team
World Cup:  13th AA, 8th PH

1983
American Cup:  5th AA
Cottbus International:  2nd AA, 1st PH, 1st HB, 3rd PB
Dynamo Spartakiade: 4th AA
Intl. Mixed Pairs:  10th AA