Lisa Zimmermann (gymnast)

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Lisa Zimmermann
2018-10-12 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' Artistic Gymnastics – All-around final – Floor (Martin Rulsch) 027.jpg
Zimmermann at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Born (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 18)
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
ResidenceChemnitz
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017–present (GER)
ClubTuS 1861 Chemnitz-Altendorf
Head coach(es)Gabriele Frehse
Assistant coach(es)Johannes Schmidt
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Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup 0 0 2

Lisa Zimmermann (born February 13, 2003) is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

Early life[]

Zimmermann was born in Darmstadt in 2003.[1] She currently trains in Chemnitz.

Gymnastics career[]

Junior[]

2016–2017[]

In 2016 Zimmermann competed at both the German National Championships and the German Cup, where she placed sixth amongst the other thirteen year olds and nineteenth respectively.[2][3]

In 2017 Zimmermann competed at the German National Championships where she once again placed sixth in the all-around; however she won the silver medal on both vault and balance beam, behind Emelie Petz.[4]

2018[]

In May Zimmermann competed at the German Junior National Championships where she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Emelie Petz and . Additionally she won the silver on vault and uneven bars, once again behind Petz, bronze on floor exercise behind Petz and Hayn, and placed sixth on balance beam.[5] In June she competed at the Youth Olympic Qualifier where she placed thirteenth.[6] The following month Zimmermann competed at a friendly competition in Pieve di Soligo where she helped Germany place fourth and individually she placed twentieth in the all-around.[7]

In August Zimmermann was selected to represent Germany at the 2018 European Championships alongside Petz, , , and . Together they finished seventh in the team final. Individually Zimmermann was the second reserve for the vault final.[8] Later in the year Zimmermann was selected to represent Germany at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. While there she qualified to the all-around final and the vault final and was the first reserve for the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise finals. She ended up placing twelfth in the all-around final and fifth in the vault final.[9]

Vault qualification
All-Around Final
Vault Final
Zimmermann at the 2018 Youth Olympics

Senior[]

2019[]

In 2019 Zimmermann turned senior. She made her debut at the DTB Team Challenge where she placed eighth in the all-around and helped Germany finish fifth as a team.[10] The following month she competed at the European Championships where she placed twenty-fourth in the all-around.[11] In June Zimmermann competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge in Ghent, Belgium alongside , , and . Together they placed seventh in the team final. Individually Zimmermann placed twentieth in the all-around.[12]

In August Zimmermann competed at her first German National Championships as a senior elite where she placed eleventh in the all-around and third on vault behind Sarah Voss and Emelie Petz.[13] As a result, Zimmermann qualified to competed at the World Trials for a chance to make the German team that would compete at the 2019 World Championships. At the World Trials she finished seventh in the all-around but recorded the second highest balance beam score.[14] In September Zimmermann competed at a friendly competition in Worms, Germany where she helped Germany finish first as a team and individually she finished eighteenth in the all-around.[15]

Zimmermann ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she qualified to the vault and balance beam event finals. During event finals she placed seventh and sixth respectively.[16]

2020[]

While most competitions were canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Szombathely Challenge Cup was held in October which Zimmermann competed at. She qualified to the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise finals. She finished fifth in the vault event final but won bronze on both uneven bars and floor exercise.[17]

Competitive history[]

Junior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2016 National Championships 6 6 6
German Cup 19
2017 National Championships 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 National Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Qualifier 13
Pieve di Soligo Friendly 4 20
European Championships 7 R2
Youth Olympic Games 12 5 R1 R1 R1

Senior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019 DTB Team Challenge 5 8
European Championships 24
FIT Challenge 7 20
National Championships 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
German World Trials 7
Worms Friendly 1st place, gold medalist(s) 18
Cottbus World Cup 7 6 R1
2020 Szombathely World Cup 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) R2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 National Championships 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ "National Teams Lisa Zimmermann". Turn-Team Deutschland.
  2. ^ "2016 German Cup Results". The Gymternet. October 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 German Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 German Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 German Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Qualifier Results". The Gymternet. June 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 Pieve di Soligo Friendly Results". The Gymternet. July 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games Results". The Gymternet. October 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "2019 DTB Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. March 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "2019 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. June 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "2019 German Championship Results". The Gymternet. August 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "2019 German Worlds Trials Results". The Gymternet. August 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "2019 Worms Friendly Results". The Gymternet. September 13, 2019.
  16. ^ "2019 Cottbus World Cup Results". The Gymternet. November 24, 2019.
  17. ^ "2020 Szombathely Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. October 4, 2020.

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