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Silvia Hindorff

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Silvia Hindorff
Country represented East Germany
Born (1961-06-27) 27 June 1961 (age 63)
Sebnitz, East Germany
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Strasbourg Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Fort Worth Team

Silvia Hindorff (later Hafemeister), born 27 June 1961 in Sebnitz, German Democratic Republic (the former East Germany) is a German former gymnast who competed at the 1978 and 1979 World Gymnastics Championships and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] She is the 1980 East German National bronze medalist on floor exercise.

Eponymous skill

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Hindorff invented a release move on the uneven bars (free hip to straddle reverse Hecht) that bears her name in the Code of Points.[2]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a]
Uneven bars Hindorff Clear hip circle on high bar counter straddle to hang on high bar E
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silvia Hindorff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 82, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.