Irene Abel
 Irene Abel in 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 February 1953 East Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irene Abel (born 2 February 1953) is a retired German artistic gymnast. She competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with the East German team. Her best individual result was seventh place in the vault.[1] She won another silver team medal at the 1974 World Championships.[2]
After retiring from competitions she worked as gymnastics coach at her club Dynamo Berlin. She also trains her daughter Katja (born 1983), who competed at the 2008 Olympics.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Irene Abel Archived 4 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Damen. sport-komplett.de
- ^ Irene Abel (GDR) Archived 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. GymnasticGreats.com, 13 January 2001
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from East Berlin
- Sportspeople from Berlin
- German female artistic gymnasts
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
- Olympic gymnasts of Germany
- Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze