Irene Abel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Irene Abel

East German gymnast

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1953

Place of Birth: East Berlin

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Irene Abel (born 2 February 1953) is a retired German artistic gymnast.
She competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with the East German team.
Her best individual result was seventh place in the vault.
She won another silver team medal at the 1974 World Championships.After retiring from competitions she worked as gymnastics coach at her club Dynamo Berlin.
She also trains her daughter Katja (born 1983), who competed at the 2008 Olympics.