Jeanine Fissler
| Jeanine Fissler | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Fissi |
| Country represented |  Germany |
| Born | 12 October 1980 Berlin, Germany |
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
| Level | International Elite |
| Club | TV Wattenscheid |
| Head coach(es) | Carmen Weber |
| Assistant coach(es) | Livia Medilanski |
| Former coach(es) | Daniela Wollenhaupt, Barbara Rothenburg |
| Retired | yes |
Jeanine Fissler (born 12 October 1980) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast. She was part of the national senior group.[1]
Biography
Fissler started as an artistic gymnast as one of her mom's sisters was involved with the sport and began training her, she later switch to rhythmic. Her breakthrough came in 1994/95 with the first individual successes at the North German Championships.[2] In 1996 she entered the national senior group, competing at the 1998 World Championships in Seville along Selma Neuhaus, Susan Benicke, Anna Nölder, Anne Jung and Ellen Jackël, they finished 14th in the All-Around and 8th with 6 balls.[3]
In 1999 she became the group's captain, in May she took 6th place in the All-Around, 5th place with 5 pair of clubs and 4th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops with the group at the European Championships.[4] At the World Championships in Osaka they were 5th in the All-Around, 5th with 10 clubs and 7th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops, thus qualifying for the following year's Olympics.[5][6] At the time she lived in Bochum, with the Ülengin family, along her teammate Annika Seibel.[2]
Jeanine and her teammates Friederike Arlt, Susan Benicke, Selma Neuhaus, Jessica Schumacher and Annika Seibel achieved a surprising fourth place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, this was the best ever rhythmic gymnastics result in German Olympic history.[7][8]
Fissler later became a graduated sports coach by profession and founded her own gymnastics talent school at Berlin.[9]
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Jeanine Fissler". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ a b "TurnMMagazine7". www.gymmedia.com.
- ^ "1998 Worlds". paulafb.tripod.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Results Book 1999 European Championships" (PDF). UEG European Gymnastics.
- ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1999 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "PLUS: RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS -- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Russian Wins Individual Title". www.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Sydney 2000 Results". olympics.com.
- ^ "Summer Olympics 2000 Results -- Gymnastics women's finals". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "News Details (TTS Jeanine Fissler) - Turnen & Freizeitsport in Berlin". www.btfb.de. Retrieved 2024-04-04.