Ute Polster-Lehmann (10 August 1941 – 11 March 1994) was a German rhythmic gymnast who competed for East Germany. She was the 1967 world all-around silver medalist.
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| Full name | Ute Lehmann | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  East Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1941 Berlin-Lichterfelde, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 1994 (aged 52) Leipzig | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editLehmann was born in 1941 in Berlin-Lichterfelde.[1] She appeared in the first ever World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in 1963 held in Budapest, Hungary finishing 10th in the all-around. Her second appearance at the 1965 World Championships she finished 8th in the All-around. Lehmann achieved success at the 1967 World Championships in Copenhagen winning the all-around silver medal behind Soviet Elena Karpuchina, and won a bronze medal in rope.
In 1969, she married the opera singer Hermann Christian Polster. She died in 1994 in Leipzig.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Kluge, Volker (2004). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien [The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies.] (in German) (2 ed.). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. pp. 341f. ISBN 3-89602-538-4.
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