Selma Neuhaus (born 16 October 1981) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast. She was part of the national senior group.

Career

At the 1998 World Championships in Seville Neuhaus along Jeanine Fissler,

Susan Benicke Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), ...

, Anna Nölder,

Anne Jung Anne Jung (born 21 August 1981) is a German rhythmic gymnast. She competed in the women's group all-around event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 ...

and Ellen Jackël, they finished 14th in the All-Around and 8th with 6 balls. Selma and her teammates Friederike Arlt,

, Jeanine Fissler,

Jessica Schumacher Jessica Schumacher (born 13 January 1983) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast. Biography In May 1999 she was part of the 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 ...

and Annika Seibel achieved a surprising fourth place at the

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, this was the best ever rhythmic gymnastics result in German Olympic history. Neuhaus later worked occasionally with a circus in Cologne, and also studied sports and arts in the same city 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. She has been teaching intensive yoga at Studio Relevé since 2009.

References

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