Nicole Gerdes

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Nicole Gerdes
Born1976
Bremen, Germany
SpouseStephan Gerdes
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Years on national team1993-1998
LevelInternational Elite
ClubBlumenthaler TV / SV Werder Bremen
Retiredyes

Nicole Gerdes (born 1976) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represented her country in international competitions.

Career

Nicole took up the sport at Blumenthaler SV, at the 1993 German Gymnastics Championships in Bremen she was runner-up behind Magdalena Brzeska with rope and hoop disciplines, she got bronze in the All-Around, with clubs and ball. [2] In November she was 24th in the All-Around at the World Championships in Alicante. [3]

In 1994 she won the German national title with rope, also winning three silver medals with ribbon, clubs and hoops and the All-Around. [4] The following year, competing for SV Werder Bremen, she came second with ribbon and rope and again reached third place in the ball and club finals. [2]

In 1992 and 1993 she was Bremen's Sportswoman of the Year. After her retirement in 1998 she embarked on a coaching career at Blumenthaler TV. [5] She was also part of Blumenthaler's gymnastics and dance group, until they had to disband in 2023. She is now married and had a child in 2010. [6]

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References

  1. "GERDES Nicole - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  2. 1 2 "Rhythmische Sportgymnastik - Deutsche Meisterschaften". www.sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  3. "17.World Championships in Alicante, Spain (4.-7. November 1993)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. Koch, Sannah (1994-05-20). "Haut und Knöchelchen". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). p. 27. ISSN   0931-9085 . Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. "Rhythmische Sportgymnastik". blumenthalertv.de. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  6. Niemeyer, Jörg (2023-11-01). "Gymnastik und Tanz: Bremer Gruppe zieht sich nach 23 DM-Titeln zurück". weser-kurier-de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-02.