| Helena Ripken | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 July 2006 Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Germany (2022-) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Berliner TSC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Camilla Pfeffer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Camilla Patriarca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Anzhelika Lepekha | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Gocha Budagashvili | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Helena Ripken (born 18 July 2006) is a German rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represents Germany as part of the senior group.
In June 2018 Ripken won bronze among 12 years old gymnasts behind Hannah Vester and Anna Schenenko. [2] The following she won bronze, behind Darja Varfolomeev and Schenenko, at the German Championships in the 2006 botn juniors category. [3]
In November 2021 she participated in the Children's Gymnastics Day in Hamburg. [4] In December she helped Berlin TSC take silver in the first ever German club championship. [5]
In 2022 she took part in the qualifications for the European Championships, being 5th in the first and 3rd in the second competition. [6] [7] [8] In May Helena made her World Cup debut in Portimão, being 24th in the All-Around, 35th with hoop, 34th with ball, 23rd with clubs and 11th with ribbon. [9] [10] In June she competed in the stage in Pesaro, finishing 23rd overall, 23rd with hoop, 25th with ball, 24th with clubs and 17th with ribbon. [11] [12] She then was 4th in the All-Around, 4th with clubs, 5th with ribbon, and won bronze with hoop and ball at nationals. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] In August she came in 6th place in the second stage of the qualification for the World Championships. [18]
Ripken moved to Fellbach in 2024 to join the national senior group. [19] In 2025 she became a starter in the group, debuting at the Gymnastik International, winning gold in the All-Around and with 5 ribbons. [20] [21] Then she competed the World Cup in Baku where Germany was 10th in the All-Around, 12th with 5 ribbon and 7th with 3 balls & 2 hoops. [22] [23] [24] A week later, in Tashkent, they took 4th place overall, 5th with 5 ribbons and 7th in the mixed event. [25] [26] [27] She was then selected for the European Championships in Tallinn, there the group was 10th in the All-Around and won an historical bronze medal, the first ever in the competition for a German group, with 3 balls & 2 hoops. [28] [29] [30] [31]
