Selma Neuhaus (born 16 October 1981) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast.[1] She was part of the national senior group.

Selma Neuhaus
Country represented Germany
Born (1981-10-16) 16 October 1981 (age 42)
Gütersloh, Germany
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
ClubTV Wattenscheid
Head coach(es)Carmen Weber
Retiredyes

Career edit

At the 1998 World Championships in Seville Neuhaus along Jeanine Fissler, Susan Benicke, Anna Nölder, Anne Jung and Ellen Jackël, they finished 14th in the All-Around and 8th with 6 balls.[2]

Selma and her teammates Friederike Arlt, Susan Benicke, Jeanine Fissler, Jessica Schumacher and Annika Seibel achieved a surprising fourth place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, this was the best ever rhythmic gymnastics result in German Olympic history.[3]

Neuhaus later worked occasionally with a circus in Cologne, and also studied sports and arts in the same city 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.[4][5] She has been teaching intensive yoga at Studio Relevé since 2009.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "NEUHAUS Selma - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ^ "1998 Worlds". paulafb.tripod.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  3. ^ "Sydney 2000 Results". olympics.com.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Selma Neuhaus". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  5. ^ "Ex-Gymnastinnen tanzen für Carmen Weber | GYMmedia.de". www.gymmedia.de. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  6. ^ "Selma Neuhaus - relevé CARMEN WEBER PILATES | TANZ | BEWEGUNG". www.releve-carmen-weber.de. Retrieved 2024-03-26.