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Ulrike Klotz

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Ulrike Klotz
Country represented East Germany
Born (1970-11-15) 15 November 1970 (age 53)
DisciplineArtistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Montreal Floor
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rotterdam Team

Ulrike Klotz (born 15 November 1970 in Cottbus) is a former gymnast who competed for East Germany. She won a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the Montreal 1985 Worlds and also won team bronze, a feat the GDR team repeated at the World Championships in 1987 and at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in 1988. In the Seoul Olympics, she qualified for the beam final, but fell three times and finished last.[1] She ended her gymnastics career in 1989 due to injuries.[2]

As of 2020, she is the only German to have ever won a World Championships medal on the floor apparatus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ulrike Klotz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. ^ Duncan, Don (4 May 2012). ""The GDR was my homeland. It still is." – Paper Visual Art". Paper Visual Art. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ Herholz, Eckhard. "Ulrike Klotz vollendet heute das halbe Jahrhundert" [Ulrike Klotz is completing half a century today]. GYMmedia.de (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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