Annika Seibel

Annika Seibel
Born (1983-11-30) 30 November 1983 (age 41)
Dahn, Germany
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
Country represented Germany
LevelInternational Elite
ClubTV Wattenscheid
Head coach(es)Carmen Weber
Assistant coach(es)Livia Medilanski
Retiredyes

Annika Seibel (born 30 November 1983) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast.[1]

Biography

In May 1999 Annika, as part of the senior group, took 6th place in the All-Around, 5th place with 5 pair of clubs and 4th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops with the group at the European Championships.[2] At the World Championships in Osaka they were 5th in the All-Around, 5th with 10 clubs and 7th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops, thus qualifying for the following year's Olympics.[3][4] At the time she lived in Bochum, with the Ülengin family, along her teammate Jeanine Fissler.[5]

Annika and her teammates Friederike Arlt, Susan Benicke, Jeanine Fissler, Jessica Schumacher and Selma Neuhaus achieved a surprising fourth place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, this was the best ever rhythmic gymnastics result in German Olympic history.[6]

Seibel studied sports in Cologne and became a graduated sports and yoga coach. She also participated in show dancing events and worked with the agency of her former coach Carmen Weber in Ratingen.[7]

References

  1. ^ "SEIBEL Annika - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  2. ^ "Results Book 1999 European Championships" (PDF). UEG European Gymnastics.
  3. ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1999 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. ^ "PLUS: RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS -- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Russian Wins Individual Title". www.nytimes.com.
  5. ^ "TurnMMagazine7". www.gymmedia.com.
  6. ^ "Sydney 2000 Results". olympics.com.
  7. ^ "Annika Siebel". www.olympedia.org.