Annika Seibel

Annika Seibel
Born	(1983-11-30) 30 November 1983 (age 41) Dahn, Germany
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic Gymnastics
Country represented	Germany
Level	International Elite
Club	TV Wattenscheid
Head coach(es)	Carmen Weber
Assistant coach(es)	Livia Medilanski
Retired	yes

Annika Seibel (born 30 November 1983) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast.[1]

Biography

In May 1999 Annika, as part of the senior group, took 6th place in the All-Around, 5th place with 5 pair of clubs and 4th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops with the group at the European Championships.[2] At the World Championships in Osaka they were 5th in the All-Around, 5th with 10 clubs and 7th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops, thus qualifying for the following year's Olympics.[3][4] At the time she lived in Bochum, with the Ülengin family, along her teammate Jeanine Fissler.[5]

Annika and her teammates Friederike Arlt, Susan Benicke, Jeanine Fissler, Jessica Schumacher and Selma Neuhaus achieved a surprising fourth place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, this was the best ever rhythmic gymnastics result in German Olympic history.[6]

Seibel studied sports in Cologne and became a graduated sports and yoga coach. She also participated in show dancing events and worked with the agency of her former coach Carmen Weber in Ratingen.[7]

References

1. "SEIBEL Annika - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
2. "Results Book 1999 European Championships" (PDF). UEG European Gymnastics.
3. "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1999 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
4. "PLUS: RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS -- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Russian Wins Individual Title". www.nytimes.com.
5. "TurnMMagazine7". www.gymmedia.com.
6. "Sydney 2000 Results". olympics.com.
7. "Annika Siebel". www.olympedia.org.