Irene Abel (born 12 February 1953) is a retired German artistic gymnast. She competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with the East German team. Her best individual result was seventh place in the vault.[1] She won another silver team medal at the 1974 World Championships.[2]

Irene Abel
Abel in 2022
Personal information
Born (1953-02-12) 12 February 1953 (age 71)
East Berlin, East Germany
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Varna Team

After retiring from competitions she worked as gymnastics coach at her club Dynamo Berlin. She also trains her daughter Katja (born 1983), who competed at the 2008 Olympics.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irene Abel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Damen". sport-komplett.de (in German).
  3. ^ "Gymnastic Greats: Irene Abel (GDR)". Gymn.ca. 13 January 2001. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.
 
Irene Abel (5th from left, looking at the camera) with the East German team at the 1972 Olympics