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Josef Gärtner elephants in Yugoslavia

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Description

Josef Gärtner elephants, private Yugoslavia . The last elephant left in 1996. Warning: Undefined variable $type in /customers/6/2/a/elephant.se/httpd.www/location2.php on line 2601 . Josef Gärtner elephants closed down in 1996.

Casualties

2 casualties

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1. 1982: elephant trainer Chiara Medini-Gärtner fatal attack by Douglas. Warning: Undefined variable $full_name in /customers/6/2/a/elephant.se/httpd.www/location2.php on line 3204 † Chiara Medini-Gärtner Died 1982
2. 1996: elephant trainer Josef Gärtner fatal attack by Sabu (Sabi). Killed Josef Gärtner during tour 1996 in Carpentras, France Warning: Undefined variable $full_name in /customers/6/2/a/elephant.se/httpd.www/location2.php on line 3204 † Josef Gärtner Died 1996, Carpentras.

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Comments / pictures

Josef Gärtner was son to Friedrich Gärtner.

Toured in sweden and Finland during the 80´s with Circus Scott and Circus Finlandia, and in Norway with Circus Arnardo during the 90´s.


Photo © Joy Gärtner

Married to Chiara Medini-Gärtner, who was killed by one of the Elephants in 1982. In his second marriage Josef became father to Silvia Gärtner, Claudio Gärtner, Joy Gärtner, Christian Gärtner, Alex Gärtner and Sonny Gärtner.

Blackpool Tower Circus, 1983


Josef Gärtner was killed by one of the Elephants 1996 in Carpentras, France. Photo © Joy Gärtner

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2026). Josef Gärtner, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=232. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://sirkusteltta.blogspot.com/2018/11/19761986-sirkus-finlandia-norsut.html

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