Birgit Senff

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Birgit Senff is a retired German artistic gymnast. In 1981 she won a silver medal in the vault at the European Championships and a team bronze at the world championships. [1] [2] She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet block and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a silver medal with the East German team. [2]

Nationally, she won the vault in 1981, 1983 and 1984 and the uneven bars in 1984. [1]

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