Maxi Gnauck
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Artistic Gymnastics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1980 Moscow | Uneven bars | |
| Silver | 1980 Moscow | All-around | |
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | Team competition | |
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | Floor exercise | |
Maxi Gnauck (born October 10, 1964 in Berlin, Germany) was an East German Artistic Gymnast. Her parents were expecting a boy and they planned to name him Max so, when the baby turned out to be a girl, they simply added an i.
When Maxi was 5, Her mother took her to a gymnastics centre in their area. By age 8, Maxi had won her first medals at the Kreisspartakiade. When she was 9 she transferred to the Club SC Dynamo Berlin, where she was coached by Jurgen Heritz. Considered one of the best Uneven Bars workers of her time, Maxi was also a super tumbler. She was one of the first girls to perform a triple twist on Floor.
In April 1986, Maxi officially announced her retirement and began studying to become a coach. During 1988, Maxi was severely injured while sliding down a waterslide while she was working as an aid at a children's summer camp by the Baltic Sea. Maxi broke her C5 vertebra and was nearly paralyzed. Three vertebrae were later reinforced with a metal plate.
Since 1993 Maxi has worked as a full-time coach at the Norderstedt Gymnastics Center in Hamburg. In 2000, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame , She is the first German gymnast to be awarded that honor.
[edit] Results
| Year | Competition | Placing(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | East German Children's Spartakiade | 1st All-Around |
| 1977 | East German Juniors Championships | 5th All-Around |
| 1977 | East Germany-Czechoslovakia Juniors Dual Meet | 1st Team, 1st All-Around |
| 1978 | Chunichi Cup | 4th All-Around |
| 1978 | DTV Cup | 5th All-Around |
| 1978 | East Germany-Hungary Dual Meet | 1st team, 3rd All-Around |
| 1978 | Junior Friendship Tournament | 2nd Team, 3rd All-Around, 2nd Floor, 4th Bars, 6th Vault |
| 1979 | Cottbus International | 1st All-Around |
| 1979 | European Championships | 2nd Vault, 3rd Bars, 6th All-Around |
| 1979 | East German Championships | 2nd All-Around |
| 1979 | East German Cup | 4th All-Around |
| 1979 | East Germany-Norway-Sweden Tri-Meet | 1st Team, 1st All-Around |
| 1979 | World Championships | 3rd Team, 2nd All-Around, 1st Bars, 4th Floor, 6th Vault |
| 1980 | Cottbus International | 1st All-Around, 1st bars, 1st Beam, 1st Floor |
| 1980 | East German Championships | 4th All-Around |
| 1980 | East Germany-Hungary Dual Meet | 1st Team, 1st All-Around |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | 3rd Team, 2nd All-Around, 1st Bars, 3rd Floor, 4th Beam, 6th Floor |
| 1980 | World Cup | 2nd All-Around, 1st Bars, 1st Floor, 6th Vault |
| 1981 | Cottbus International | 1st All-Around, 1st Bars, 1st Floor, 2nd Vault, 2nd Beam |
| 1981 | European Championships | 1st All-Around, 1st Bars, 1st Beam, 1st Floor, 2nd Vault |
| 1981 | East German Championships | 1st All-Around |
| 1981 | East Germany-Norway-Sweden Tri-Meet | 1st All-Around |
| 1981 | World Championships | 1st Vault, 1st Bars, 1st Beam, 3rd Team |
| 1982 | East German Championships | 1st All-Around, 1st Vault, 1st Bars, 1st Floor |
| 1982 | East Germany-Hungary Dual Meet | 1st Team, 1st All-Around |
| 1982 | World Cup | 5th All-Around, 1st Bars, 3rd Floor, 7th Vault |
| 1983 | Chunichi Cup | 4th All-Around, 1st Floor |
| 1983 | Cottbus International | 1st Vault, 1st Floor, 3rd All-Around |
| 1983 | Tokyo Cup | 1st Bars, 1st Floor |
| 1983 | World Championships | 1st Bars, 3rd Team, 4th Vault, 4th Beam, 7th All-Around |
| 1984 | Cottbus International | 1st Vault, 1st Floor, 4th All-Around |
| 1984 | Friendship Games in Olomouc | 1st Bars, 1st Floor, 3rd All-Around, 3rd Vault, 5th Beam |
| 1984 | DTB Cup | 1st All-Around, 1st Bars, 1st Floor, 2nd Vault, 5th Beam |
| 1984 | East German Championships | 1st All-Around, 1st Bars, 1st Floor, 3rd Vault |
| 1985 | Cottbus International | 1st Floor, 2nd All-Around, 2nd Vault |
| 1985 | European Championships | 1st Bars, 2nd All-Around, 4th Vault |
[edit] Reference
- ↑ MAXI GNAUCK. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on April 01, 2006.
