Lisa Zimmermann (gymnast)

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

Lisa Zimmermann
Zimmermann at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Full nameLisa Zimmermann
Born (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003
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
Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing  Germany

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 Sidney Hayn. 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, Emma Malewski, Lara Hinsberger, and Leonie Papke. 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 Kim Ruoff, Lisa Schöniger, and Isabelle Stingl. 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]

Competitive history

Junior
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2016National Championships666
German Cup19
2017National Championships6
2018National Championships6
Youth Olympic Qualifier13
Pieve di Soligo Friendly420
European Championships7R2
Youth Olympic Games125R1R1R1

Senior
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019DTB Team Challenge58
European Championships24
FIT Challenge720
National Championships11
German World Trials7
Worms Friendly18
Cottbus World Cup76R1
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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.
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