Sport Artistic gymnastics Weight 49 kg Height 1.61 m | Role Olympic athlete Name Kerstin Gerschau | |
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Born 26 January 1958 (age 66) ( 1958-01-26 ) Leipzig, Germany Similar People Nadia Comaneci, Ludmilla Tourischeva, Elvira Saadi, Svetlana Grozdova, Teodora Ungureanu |
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. She won a silver on the floor and a bronze all-around at the 1973 European championships.
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.
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