Kerstin Gerschau
Appearance
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Leipzig, Germany | 26 January 1958||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kerstin Gerschau (born 26 January 1958) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal in the team competition. Her best individual result was seventh place on uneven bars.[1] She won a silver on the floor and a bronze all-around at the 1973 European championships.[2]
Her father Helmut was a national gymnastics coach. After retiring from competitions, she studied choreography at the Theater Academy in Leipzig and received a degree in physical education from the German College of Physical Education. She married Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, a German sprinter who also competed at the 1976 Olympics; they have 3 children. Since 1990 she runs her dance studio in Teltow.[3]
References
- ^ Kerstin Gerschau. sports-reference.com
- ^ Turnen – Europameisterschaften Damen. sport-komplett.de
- ^ Kerstin Gerschau (GDR). gymn-forum.net
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Sportspeople from Leipzig
- Living people
- German female artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts of East Germany
- Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- German Olympic medalist stubs
- German artistic gymnast stubs
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics