Al Jochim

{{short description|American artistic gymnast}}

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| full_name = Alfred August Jochim

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|6|12}}

| birth_place = Berlin, German Empire

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| death_place = Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.

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| discipline = MAG

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| gym = Swiss Turnverein

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Alfred August Jochim (June 12, 1902 – March 17, 1980){{Olympedia|31351}} was an American gymnast. He was born in Berlin, German Empire, and died in Teaneck, New Jersey. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won two silver medals in gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

As a gymnast, Jochim was a member of Swiss Turnverein in Union City, New Jersey.{{Cite news |date=May 16, 1927 |title=Jochim Retains His A.A.U. Championship |url=https://newspapers.com/image/572220668 |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |page=8 |access-date=November 20, 2023}} He won seven titles at the national level, the last one in 1933. He held the American record for most individual titles until Simone Biles won her eighth national title in 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-08-28 |title=Turnen: Simone Biles gewinnt ihre achte US-Meisterschaft und stellt 60 Jahre alten Rekord ein |language=de |work=Der Spiegel |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/olympia/turnen-simone-biles-gewinnt-ihre-achte-us-meisterschaft-und-stellt-60-jahre-alten-rekord-ein-a-2e68d22a-fb04-482a-9494-46466f37835c |access-date=2023-08-28 |issn=2195-1349}}

Jochim emigrated from Germany to the United States as a child and lived in New Jersey in Union City and Hackensack, before moving to Lodi a decade before his death.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-news-gymnast-alfred-jochim-of/135126220/ "Alfred Jochim, 77; was Olympic medalist"], Herald News, March 19, 1980. Accessed November 13, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Funeral services will be Friday for Alfred A. Jochim, 77, who died Monday at Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck. Mr. Jochim was born in Germany and came to this country in 1905. He lived in Union City and Hackensack before moving to Lodi 11 years ago."