Ingrid Föst (née Michaelis; born 9 November 1934) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in sixth and fourth place with the German team, respectively. Individually her best achievement was fifth place on the floor in 1964.[1] She won one silver and five bronze medals at the European championships of 1959 and 1961.[2]

Ingrid Föst
Ingrid Föst in 1960
Personal information
Born (1934-11-09) 9 November 1934 (age 90)
Nowawes, Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubSportclub Einheit Nordost; ZSKA Vorwärts Berlin; SC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1961 Leipzig Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Kraków Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Kraków Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Leipzig All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Leipzig Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Leipzig Balance Beam

References

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  1. ^ Ingrid Föst Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Turnen – Europameisterschaften Damen. sport-komplett.de