Gnauck, Maxi (1964–)
Gnauck, Maxi (1964–)
East German gymnast. Born Oct 10, 1964, in Berlin, East Germany.
At World championships, placed 2nd in allaround and 1st in uneven bars (1979) and 1st in uneven bars and 3rd in team all-around (1983); at Moscow Olympics, won a silver medal in indiv. all-around (tied with Nadia Comaneci), bronze medals in team allaround and floor exercises, and a gold medal for uneven bars (1980); at Europeans, won a gold medal in all-around (1981) and a silver in allaround and gold for uneven bars (1985); all told, won 27 Olympic, World and European medals. Inducted into International Hall of Gymnastics Fame (2000).
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