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Leah Grießer

Leah Grießer (born 11 September 1998) is a retired German artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won silver at the 2015 European Games and competed for Germany at the 2015 and 2018 World Championships.

Leah Grießer
Grießer in 2017
Personal information
Full nameLeah Grießer
Country represented Germany
Born (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26)
Gengenbach, Germany
ResidenceKarlsruhe, Germany
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2012–21 (GER)
ClubTG Neureut
Head coach(es)Tatjana Bachmayer
Assistant coach(es)Chris Lakeman
Retired2021[1]
Medal record
Representing  Germany
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 1 0
World Challenge Cup 0 0 1
Total 0 1 1
EducationUniversity of Mannheim

Personal life

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Grießer was born in Gengenbach in 1998. She began gymnastics when she was six years old.[2]

Gymnastics career

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2012

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Grießer made her international debut at the 2012 European Championships where she helped Germany place fifth as a team.

2014

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Grießer turned senior in 2014. She competed at a friendly competition in Länderkampf Kunstturnen where she helped Germany finish first as a team ahead of Romania and Switzerland.

2015

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Grießer began the season competing at the São Paulo World Cup where she won bronze on floor exercise behind Flávia Saraiva and Elisabeth Seitz.[3] In May she competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where she helped Germany place first as a team and individually she placed nineteenth in the all-around.[4] Grießer was selected to represent Germany at the European Games alongside Seitz and Sophie Scheder. Together they won the silver medal in the team competition behind Russia.[5]

In September she competed at the German National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around, on uneven bars, and on balance beam. She went on to win gold on floor exercise.[6] She next competed at the German World Trials where she placed fourth.[7] Grießer was selected to represent Germany at the World Championships alongside Seitz, Scheder, Pauline Schäfer, Lisa Katharina Hill, and Pauline Tratz. During qualifications they placed twelfth and did not advance to the team final.

2016

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In March Grießer competed at the German National Team Cup where she finished fourth in the all-around.[8] She next competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she finished sixth in the all-around but helped Germany finish second as a team.[9] In April she competed at the Olympic Test Event where she helped Germany place second behind Brazil and qualify a team to the Olympic Games. Individually she placed third on floor exercise.[10]

In June Grießer competed at the German National Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around, fifth on uneven bars, and sixth on floor exercise.[11] The following month she competed at the Olympic Trials where she placed seventh and was not named to the team.[12] She next competed at a friendly competition in Chemnitz where Germany finished in first and individually Grießer finished in twelfth.[13]

In November Grießer competed at the Swiss Cup where she was paired with Lukas Dauser; they finished in seventh place.[14] She ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she qualified to the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise finals. She finished fourth on uneven bars and balance beam but won silver on floor exercise.[15]

2017

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In June Grießer competed at the German National Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around and on floor exercise and won bronze on the uneven bars.[16] She later competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade alongside Kim Bui, Pauline Tratz, and Antonia Alicke. They finished fourth a team. Individually Grießer finished tenth in the all-around, seventh on uneven bars, and sixth on floor exercise.[17] In September she competed at the German World Trials where was placed sixth.[18]

 
Uneven Bars
 
Balance Beam
 
Floor Exercise
Grießer at the 2017 International German Gymnastics Festival

2018

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Grisser spent the beginning of 2018 traveling around Australia.[2] In June she competed at the German Euro Trials where she placed fifth in the all-around. She was named to the team alongside Kim Bui, Sarah Voss, Pauline Schäfer, and Emma Höfele.[19] The following month Grisser competed at the Sainté Gym Cup where she placed eighth in the all-around. Additionally Germany placed second behind France in the team competition.[20]

At the European Championships Grießer was the third reserve for the floor exercise final. The German team did not qualify to the team final after Grießer and Voss fell numerous times off of the balance beam.[21]

In September Grießer competed at the German World Trials where she finished fourth in the all-around.[22] Later that month she competed at the German National Championships and finished seventh in the all-around, fourth on balance beam, and first on floor exercise.[23] Grießer was later selected to represent Germany at the 2018 World Championships alongside Elisabeth Seitz, Bui, Scheder, and Voss. Grießer competed at a friendly competition in Rüsselsheim where she helped Germany finish first and individually she finished third in the all-around behind compatriot Kim Bui and Martina Basile of Italy.[24] At the World Championships Grießer helped Germany finish in eighth place. Grießer ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she finished eighth on floor exercise.[25]

2019

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Grießer competed at the DTB Team Challenge and helped Germany place fifth.[26] The following week she competed at the Birmingham World Cup where she place sixth.[27] In April she competed at the European Championships but did not qualify for any event finals.[28] In August she competed at the German National Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around, sixth on balance beam, and third on floor exercise.[29] At the German World Trials Grießer finished fifth in the all-around.[30] She next competed at a friendly competition in Worms, Germany where she finished seventeenth in the all-around but helped Germany finish first as a team.[31] Following the competition Grießer was not named to the team for the World Championships.[32]

2021

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Grießer announced her retirement from gymnastics in May 2021, deciding to focus on her medical studies.[1]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2012
European Championships 5
2014 Länderkampf Kunstturnen  
2015 São Paulo World Cup  
Flanders International Team Challenge   19
European Games  
German Championships 4 4 4  
World Trials 4
Länderkampf Kunstturnen  
2016 National Team Cup 4
DTB Pokal Team Challenge   6
Olympic Test Event    
German Championships 6 5 6
Olympic Trials 7
Chemnitz Friendly   12
Swiss Cup 7
Cottbus World Cup 4 4  
2017 German Championships 6   6
Summer Universiade 4 10 7 6
World Trials 6
2018 German Euro Trials 5
Sainté Gym Cup   8
European Championships R2 R3
German World Trials 4
National Championships 7 4  
Rüsselsheim    
World Championships 8
Cottbus World Cup 8
2019 DTB Team Challenge 5
Birmingham World Cup 6
National Championships 7 6  
German World Trials 5
Worms Friendly   17

References

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  1. ^ a b "@leahgriesser beendet ihre Turn-Karriere und legt den Fokus auf ihr Medizin-Studium". Instagram (in German). 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Leah Grießer FIG Profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  3. ^ "2015 Sao Paulo Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. 11 May 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Flanders International Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 30 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Russia wins Men's and Women's Team titles at Baku 2015". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 June 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 German Championships Results". The Gymternet. 19 September 2015.
  7. ^ "The Ups and Downs of Germanys Final Trial". The Gymternet. 8 October 2010.
  8. ^ "2016 German National Team Cup Results". The Gymternet. 7 March 2016.
  9. ^ "2016 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 18 March 2016.
  10. ^ "2016 Olympic Test Event Results". The Gymternet. 26 April 2016.
  11. ^ "2016 German Championships Results". The Gymternet. 25 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Germany's Strongest Olympic Team Ever". The Gymternet. 19 July 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 Chemnitz Friendly Results". The Gymternet. 24 July 2016.
  14. ^ "2016 Swiss Cup Results". The Gymternet. 6 November 2016.
  15. ^ "2016 Cottbus World Cup Results". The Gymternet. 17 November 2016.
  16. ^ "2017 German Championships Results". The Gymternet. 4 June 2017.
  17. ^ "2017 Summer Universiade Results". The Gymternet. 22 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Germany Names World Team Following Trials in Stuttgart". The Gymternet. 13 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Germany's Medalists Return for Euros Trials". The Gymternet. 26 June 2018.
  20. ^ "2018 Sainte Gym Cup Results". The Gymternet. 11 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Pauline Schäfer verhindert Turn-Desaster". Rheinische Post (in German). 3 August 2018.
  22. ^ "2018 German Worlds Trials Results". The Gymternet. 15 September 2018.
  23. ^ "2018 German Championships Results". The Gymternet. 29 September 2018.
  24. ^ "2018 Russelsheim Friendly Results". The Gymternet. 13 October 2018.
  25. ^ "2018 Cottbus World Cup Results". The Gymternet. 27 November 2018.
  26. ^ "2019 DTB Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 18 March 2019.
  27. ^ "2019 Birmingham World Cup Results". British Gymnastics. 23 March 2019.
  28. ^ "2019 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. 20 April 2019.
  29. ^ "2019 German Championships Results". The Gymternet. 3 August 2019.
  30. ^ "2019 German World Trials Results". The Gymternet. 26 August 2019.
  31. ^ "2019 Worms Friendly Results". The Gymternet. 13 September 2019.
  32. ^ "DTB Frauenteam für die Turn-WM in Stuttgart steht". DTB (in German). 12 September 2019.
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