Karina Schönmaier (born 4 August 2005) is a German artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 European Champion on vault.

Gymnastics career

2022–2024

In 2022 Schönmaier competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she won bronze on vault. Later that year she competed at her first

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withdrew; she ultimately finished 22nd. The following year she once again competed at both the DTB Pokal Team Challenge and the

; she won silver on vault at the former. In 2024 Schönmaier competed at her first

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where she helped Germany placed sixth as a team. Individually she qualified to the vault final where she finished fifth. She next competed at the Varna World Challenge Cup where she won silver on vault and bronze on floor exercise. Schönmaier was a selected as a reserve athlete for the

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, with the berth ultimately going to Helen Kevric. She competed at the 2024 Swiss Cup, replacing the injured Angela Andreoli, and was partnered with Mario Macchiati; together they placed third in the competition.

2025

In early 2025 Schönmaier competed at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup, helping Germany win silver behind the United States. She next competed at the 2025 City of Jesolo Trophy where she won gold on vault. At the 2025 European Championships Schönmaier helped Germany win the team silver medal behind Italy, their highest team placement in history. She qualified for the inaugural Mixed Team event alongside compatriot

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. Together they won gold ahead of the British pair of

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and Ruby Evans. During event finals she won gold on vault, becoming the first German to win the title since

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won it in

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. She ended the competition placing sixth on floor exercise.

Competitive history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schönmaier, Karina 2005 births Living people German female artistic gymnasts 21st-century German sportswomen European champions in gymnastics