Ingrid Föst

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
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 place1961 LeipzigVault
Bronze medal – third place1959 KrakówVault
Bronze medal – third place1959 KrakówUneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place1961 LeipzigAll-Around
Bronze medal – third place1961 LeipzigUneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place1961 LeipzigBalance Beam

References

  1. Ingrid Föst Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. Turnen – Europameisterschaften Damen. sport-komplett.de
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.