Gitta Escher (later Sommer then Wagenknecht, born 18 March 1957) is a German former gymnast. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal in the team competition. Individually she finished fifth in the vault and sixth in the floor exercise, balance beam and all-around.[1]

Gitta Escher
Escher in 1976
Personal information
Born (1957-03-18) 18 March 1957 (age 67)
Nordhausen, East Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubSV Halle
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team

After retirement from competition she worked as a gymnastics coach at her club SV Halle.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gitta Escher Archived 30 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Volker Kluge: Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler. Berlin 2000 ISBN 3-89602-348-9