Angelika Hellmann (later Keilig, born 10 April 1954) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver and a bronze medal in the team competitions, respectively. Her best individual results were fifth place in the floor exercise in 1972 and on the balance beam in 1976.[1] She won two more silver medals with the East German team, and an individual all-around bronze, at the world championships in 1970 and 1974.[2] At the European championships, she won three medals in 1971 and 1973, in the vault and uneven bars.[3]

Angelika Hellmann
Hellmann in 1974
Personal information
Born (1954-04-10) 10 April 1954 (age 70)
Halle (Saale), East Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 Ljubljana Team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Varna Team
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Varna All-around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 London Vault
Silver medal – second place 1973 London Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Minsk Uneven bars

Her father Rudi Hellmann was an East German sports official. She retired shortly after the 1976 Olympics and in 1979 began coaching at her club SC Dynamo Berlin. Later she became the head choreographer for the East German women's team (floor exercise). After retirement from coaching she worked as a fitness instructor at a hotel in Zinnowitz, Germany.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angelika Hellmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Damen". sport-komplett.de.
  3. ^ "Turnen – Europameisterschaften Damen". sport-komplett.de.
  4. ^ "Angelika Hellmann (GDR)". gymn.ca. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010.
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