Background
He was born in Columbus, Ohio.
He was born in Columbus, Ohio.
Starting in 1984, 17-year-old grom windsurfer "Gebi" finished 3rd in the 1984 Los Angeles
Michael then competed in the one time 1984 Olympic exhibition event, which ran alongside the first ever Olympic windsurfing medal event. He finished 5th in the Olympic Exhibition event which showcased windsurfing"s other disciplines besides course racing. Including slalom, long distance racing and longboard freestyle on the original windsurfer board.
In the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, he narrowly lost the gold medal by.4 of a point, ultimately winning his second Olympic nedal, a silver medal during his 3rd Olympics in on the Lechner Windsurf Board.
Gebhardt also competed in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics finishing 6th as well as his last Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia"s 2000 Summer Olympics, where he finished 11th.