Karin Janz

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Olympic medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Gold	1972 Munich	Vault
Gold	1972 Munich	Uneven bars
Silver	1968 Mexico City	Uneven bars
Silver	1972 Munich	Team competition
Silver	1972 Munich	All-around
Bronze	1968 Mexico City	Team competition
Bronze	1972 Munich	Balance beam

Karin Janz (born 17 February 1952 in Berlin, Germany) was an East German artistic gymnast. She was one of the most outstanding gymnasts of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her best ever result was placing 2nd in the All-Around competition at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Her father, Guido Janz, was her first coach, who taught her excellent basics. Karin moved to a Sports School in Forst, where she trained under Klaus Helbeck. Her final coach was Jurgen Heritz.

Karin has an Uneven Bars element named after her, the Janz Salto, which she first performed in competition at the 1971 Dinamo Spartakiade in Berlin.

In 2003 Janz was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. ^[1]

[edit] Reference

1. ↑  KARIN JANZ. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 08, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique profile for Karin Janz