Christiana Rosenberg-Ahlhaus (born in

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) is an individual

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

. She was the 1975 World all-around silver medalist.

Biography

The absence of rhythmic gymnasts from the

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and

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. For Western German athletes at the time, the highest ranked athletes remaining in contention meant Rosenberg and teammate

Carmen Rischer Carmen Rischer ; born 16 May 1956 in Schwerte) is an individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She was the 1975 World All-around champion. She won the bronze medal in hoop at the 1980 European Championships in Amsterdam. Biography Rischer first competed ...

competing at the 1975 World Championships in

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, Spain. Rosenberg went on to win the All-around silver medal behind teammate Rischer, she also won the gold medal in Ball and Clubs and a silver medal for Ribbon. After her competitive career, Rosenberg studied ‘Play-Music-Dance’ at the Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln; and upon completing her studies she worked there as a teacher in the field of rhythm and dance. Since 1984 she has been a scientific assistant at the

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, where she holds a doctorate degree and is in charge of training in the field of dance and dance research, among others. Since 1986 she has been directing the dance group of the University of Konstanz and collaborating as a dancer in several contemporary productions. She is also the author of various specialist books on the topic of dance and movement, and has been the chairwoman of the Gesellschaft für Tanzforschung since 2012.

References

External links

Dr.Rosenberg-University of Konstanz

Rhythmic Gymnastics Results
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