Gitta Escher

{{short description|German gymnast}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Gitta Escher

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R0320-0025, Gitta Escher.jpg

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| caption = Escher in 1976

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1957|3|18}}

| birth_place = Nordhausen, East Germany

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|48|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| sport = Artistic gymnastics

| club = SV Halle

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{GDR}} }}

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalBronze|1976 Montreal | Team}}

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Gitta Escher (later Sommer then Wagenknecht, born 18 March 1957) is a German former gymnast. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal in the team competition. Individually she finished fifth in the vault and sixth in the floor exercise, balance beam and all-around.

After retirement from competition she worked as a gymnastics coach at her club SV Halle.