Regina Weber (born 12 April 1963) is a German former 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 is the
1984 Olympic All-around bronze medalist.
Personal life
She married the Senegalese former footballer
Souleyman Sané
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As mansa, Sulayman continued the diplo ...
. They have 3 sons: Kim Sané,
Leroy Sané
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and
Sidi Sané
Sidi Sané (born 21 April 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig.
Career
Sané made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the DFB-Pokal on 31 July 2022, coming on as a su ...
.
Career
Weber competed in her first Worlds at the
1981 World Championships finishing in 10th place in the all-around. She got her highest placement finishing 8th in all-around at the
1983 World Championships.
When rhythmic gymnastics was officially added as an Olympic Sport in 1984, athletes from
USSR
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and
Bulgaria
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were considered as favorites, but the
Eastern led Boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics meant the top competitors were absent. Weber then went to win the bronze medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
behind Romanian silver medalist
Doina Stăiculescu.
[ Between 1981 and 1986 she won nearly all national titles in various rhythmic gymnastics events in ]Western Germany
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.
Weber returned to international competition for the 1987 World Championships where she finished 12th in the all-around. She announced her retirement that same year at the end of the season.[
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1963 births
Living people
German rhythmic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
Olympic gymnasts for West Germany
West German rhythmic gymnasts
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
People from Harburg (district)
Sportspeople from Lower Saxony
TV Wattenscheid athletes
Sportspeople from Essen
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