Ute Starke

Ute Starke (born 14 January 1939) is a German former gymnast. She competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in sixth, fourth and third place with the German and later East German teams. Individually her best achievement was sixth place on the vault in 1964.[1] She won a gold and a silver medal in this event at the European championships of 1961 and 1965.[2]

Ute Starke
Ute Starke in 1964
Personal information
Born (1939-01-14) 14 January 1939
Eisleben, Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubSC Leipzig
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Team
Representing  Germany
1961 LeipzigVault
1965 SofiaVault

She was elected 1961 East German Sportswoman of the Year after winning the European Championship on the vault. She was one of the first gymnasts from the former GDR who reached world class status. Between 1961 and 1965 Starke won seven East German individual titles. She is now considered responsible for the rise of world class women’s gymnastics in East Germany, and later became a longtime gymnast coach at her home club SC Leipzig.[3]

References
  1. "Ute Starke". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. Turnen – Europameisterschaften Damen. sport-komplett.de
  3. "Ute Starke Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
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