Kerstin Gerschau (GDR)

1973 European AA Bronze Medalist

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  1 Bronze
European Championships:  1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Kerstin was born in Leipzig on January 16, 1958, and trained at SC Leipzig.  Her father, Helmut, was a national team coach whose pupils included Silvia Hindorff and Steffi Kraker. After retiring from competitive gymnastics, she studied choreography and theater at the Theater Academy in Leipzig, and received a degree in physical education from the German College of Physical Education. Married to sprinter Klaus Dieter Kurrat (they have 3 children), Kerstin has owned her own dance studio in Teltow since 1990.

Competition Results

1973
European Championships:  3rd AA, 2nd FX, 4th V, 4th B, 5th UB
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  2nd Team, 5th AA, 3rd V, 6th UB, 7th FX

1976
CSSR-GDR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 3rd AA
GDR Championships:  4th AA, 2nd UB, 2nd FX, 3rd V
GDR-HUN Dual Meet:  1st Team, 3rd AA
NOR-GDR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 4th AA
Olympics Games:  3rd Team, 9th AA

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