Angelika Hellmann
Angelika Hellmann ( born April 10, 1954 in Halle ( Saale), after marriage Angelika thickness taper ) is a former German gymnast devices that belonged from 1970 to 1976 for GDR national team. Your home club was the SC Dynamo Berlin.
Career
Angelika Hellmann was the daughter of the later years of NOK Vice President Rudolf Hellmann. The Spartakiads 1966 and 1968 she won each on the ground and on the uneven bars. Your international breakthrough came at the World Championships in 1970 in Ljubljana. Together with Karin Janz, Marianne Noack, Richarda bouncer, Christine Schmitt and Erika Zuchold she won the silver medal in the team competition behind the Soviet team. In multiplayer battle she reached the tenth place on beam she finished fifth in the horse and jump it placed itself on the sixth. 1971 represented Angelika Hellmann together with Erika Zuchold the GDR at the European Championships in Minsk. According to a sixth place in the all around competition, she won the bronze medal on the uneven bars.
In 1972 Angelika Hellmann participated in the Olympic Games in Munich. The crew of the GDR won silver behind the Soviet team in the cast Irene Abel, Angelika Hellmann, Karin Janz, Richarda bouncer, Christine Schmitt and Erika Zuchold. In multiplayer battle Hellmann came in sixth, at the bottom they reached the fifth place and she was on the uneven bars Sixth. 1973 won Angelika Hellmann in the GDR Cup the all-around and on bars. At the European Championships 1973 in London Kerstin Gerschau and Angelika Hellmann competed for East Germany. Hellmann finished fifth in the all around. On uneven bars Hellmann won silver behind Lyudmila Turischtschewa and horse jump reached Angelika Hellmann the same score as Turischtschewa so that both were awarded the title of European Champion.
In 1974 Angelika Hellmann two more DDR Championship title when she was successful in addition to the all-around in the floor exercise. At the World Championships 1974 in Varna, the GDR team with Irene Abel, Heike Gerisch, Angelika Hellmann, Bärbel Rohrich, Richarda bouncer and Annelore prong again won silver behind the Soviet team. In multiplayer battle Hellmann won bronze behind Turischtschewa and Olga Korbut. Hellmann proved her balance by reaching all devices finals on uneven bars she took fourth place in the horse jump she reached the fifth place on the ground and on the balance beam, she was sixth, respectively. At the end of her career Hellmann occurred in Montreal in the 1976 Olympic Games. Together with Carol Dombeck, Gitta Escher, Kerstin Gerschau, Marion Kische and Steffi Kräker she won bronze behind the Soviet team and the Romanians. As 13th in the all around Hellmann could only qualify for a device finals on beam she finished fifth.
After completing her studies, sports Angelika Hellmann was coach at Dynamo Berlin. From 1990 to 1994 she was the national coach.