Annika Seibel
{{Short description|German gymnast (born 1983)}}
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Annika Seibel (born 30 November 1983) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast.{{Cite web |title=SEIBEL Annika - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=19587 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}
Biography
In May 1999 Annika, as part of the senior group, 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.{{cite web |title=Results Book 1999 European Championships |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/num%C3%A9risation0239.pdf |publisher=UEG European Gymnastics}} 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.{{Cite web |title=World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1999 - Results Women |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-rhythmic-gymnastics-championships-results-1999-women-epf30090.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.the-sports.org}}{{Cite web |title=PLUS: RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS -- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Russian Wins Individual Title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/03/sports/plus-rhythmic-gymnastics-world-championships-russian-wins-individual-title.html |website=www.nytimes.com}} At the time she lived in Bochum, with the Ülengin family, along her teammate Jeanine Fissler.{{Cite web |title=TurnMMagazine7 |url=https://www.gymmedia.com/berlin/fissi1/fissi.htm |website=www.gymmedia.com}}
Annika and her teammates Friederike Arlt, Susan Benicke, Jeanine Fissler, Jessica Schumacher and Selma Neuhaus achieved a surprising fourth place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, this was the best ever rhythmic gymnastics result in German Olympic history.{{Cite web |title=Sydney 2000 Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/gymnastics-rhythmic |website=olympics.com}}
Seibel studied sports in Cologne and became a graduated sports and yoga coach. She also participated in show dancing events and worked with the agency of her former coach Carmen Weber in Ratingen.{{Cite web |title=Annika Siebel |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/91341 |website=www.olympedia.org}}