Martina Jentsch (born 22 March 1968 in

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) is a former East German gymnast who competed in the

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Career

At the 1985 East German National Championships, Jentsch placed 5th on vault. Jentsch attended the

1985 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 23rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1985. Results Men Team Final All-around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Women Team Final ...

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, Canada, where she helped the East German team win a bronze medal. In 1986, Jentsch won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 1986 East German National Championships as well as gold medals on vault and floor exercise. At the same competition, she was placed 4th on uneven bars and 5th on balance beam. At the 1987 European Championships, she was placed 7th in the all-around, 8th on balance beam and 6th on floor exercise. Jentsch was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the

1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 24th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1987. Yelena Shushunova became the first woman to medal in every event; this was followed by Simone Biles of the United States in 2018. Results Men Team ...

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, Netherlands. Individually, she was placed 7th in the all-around final, 8th in the vault final, 7th in the uneven bars final and 7th in the floor exercise final. In 1988, Jentsch and the East German team won the bronze medal in the team competition at the Seoul Summer Olympics though, individually, she was too injured to compete in the optionals part of the competition.

Eponymous skills

Jentsch has two eponymous skills listed in the Code of Points.

References

1968 births Living people German female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for East Germany East German female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in gymnastics Sportspeople from Leipzig Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics People from Bezirk Leipzig Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games {{Germany-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub