Elementary school and grammar school up to grade 11 in Künzelsau
1970 Abitur at the Freiherr-vom-Stein School Frankfurt / Main
1971-1975 Diploma in sports teaching
1975-1981 Studies of Russian and English
1981-1988 Promotion department Fa. Arena in Strasbourg and Bayreuth.
1990-1993 Head of Sports Marketing Europe at Hewlett Packard Böblingen
since May 1990 Managing Director of Eberhard Gienger Pro-Motion GmbH
36-time German Champion in the years 1971-1981
3-time European champion on high bar (1973, 1975, 1981)
3-time Vice World Champion on pommel horse and high bar (1978) and on high bar (1981)
3-time World Cup winner (1977-1979)
3rd place Olympic Games 1976 in Montreal
1974 World Champion on high bar in Varna
1974 and 1978 sportsman of the year
1984-1992 Secretary of the Technical Committee (FIG) in the International Gymnastics Federation.
1988-2000 Chairman of the Technical Committee in the German Gymnastics Federation
2000-2006 Vice President in the German Gymnastics Federation
2006-2010 vice president of competitive sports in the DOSB
over 5,600 jumps to date, including over 3,000 tandem jumps
1994 at the North Pole
1998 at the Angel Falls (the highest waterfalls in the world)
1999 from the "Alex" Berlin television tower from 210m height