Irene Abel (GDR)

1972 Olympic Team Silver Medalist

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  1 Silver
World Championships: 1 Silver


Irene was born on February 12, 1953. She began gymnastics at SC Einheit Dresden. In 1968 she won silver on beam at the Druzhba competition, and the following year was sent to train in Berlin at SC Dynamo. After retiring from competitive gymnastics, she coached at SC Dynamo Berlin and at Preussen Berlin after reunification. Her daughter, Katja, was the 2000 German champion on vault and became the overall German champion in 2003.

Competition Results

1966
Seelenbinder Memorial Tournament: 1st AA (Youth Class II)

1968
DTV Cup: 6th AA
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  2nd Team, 2nd B
Jr. GDR Championships: 6th AA

1969
DTV Cup: 6th AA, 3rd B
GDR-SWE Dual Meet: 1st Team, 7th AA
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba): 3rd Team, 5th UB

1971
BUL-GDR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA, 1st V
Dinamo Spartakiade: 2nd AA
GDR Championships: 6th AA, 2nd FX, 3rd V

1972
DTV Cup: 5th AA
GDR Championships: 6th AA, 6th UB, 6th B
NOR-GDR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 7th AA
Olympic Games: 2nd Team, 11th AA
SWE-GDR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
USSR-GDR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 8th AA

1973
Berlin-Leipzig-Halle-Rostock Meet: 6th AA
Chunichi Cup: 5th AA
DTV Cup: 4th AA
GDR-JPN Dual Meet: 1st Team, 2nd AA
Schwerin International: 1st AA, 1st UB, 1st FX
USSR-GDR-HUN-CSSR: 2nd Team, 5th AA

1974
DTV Cup: 2nd AA
GDR Championships: 4th AA
GDR-USSR-CSSR: 2nd Team, 17th AA
World Championships: 2nd Team, 14th AA

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