Irene Abel
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| Born |
2 February 1953 East Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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
- 1 2 Irene Abel. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Damen. sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Irene Abel (GDR). GymnasticGreats.com, January 13, 2001
Irene Abel (5th from left, looking at the camera) with the East German team at the 1972 Olympics
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