Kerstin Gerschau

Kerstin Gerschau

Personal information
Born	26 January 1958 Leipzig, Germany
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Sport	Artistic gymnastics
Club	SC Leipzig
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team European Championships 1973 London Floor 1973 London All-around

Kerstin Gerschau (born 26 January 1958) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal in the team competition. Her best individual result was seventh place on uneven bars.^[1] She won a silver on the floor and a bronze all-around at the 1973 European championships.^[2]

Her father Helmut was a national gymnastics coach. After retiring from competitions, she studied choreography at the Theater Academy in Leipzig and received a degree in physical education from the German College of Physical Education. She married Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, a German sprinter who also competed at the 1976 Olympics; they have 3 children. Since 1990 she runs her dance studio in Teltow.^[3]

References

1. Kerstin Gerschau. sports-reference.com
2. Turnen – Europameisterschaften Damen. sport-komplett.de
3. Kerstin Gerschau (GDR). gymn-forum.net

Kerstin Gerschau in 1976