01. November 2003  
Leverkusen/Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

Germans won Leverkusen Cup

Double Winner Germany
A German squad - gymnasts from the club TV Hoffnungsthal - was the winner of the traditional 'Leverkusen Cup 2003' for women artistic gymnastics teams. On second place came the team TV Victory Alkmaar from the Netherlands and on third ranked 'TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf (GER).

Also the best gymnast in individual all-around came from the host: The German champion Yvonne Musik. The two Dutch gymnasts Shalina Groenveld und Stephanie Tymes (both TV Victory Alkmaar) came on the next places...

Yvonne Musik
(TV Hoffnungsthal)

To the firts time after 26 years in the 28th history of this copetition the cup was won by a German team, again.
At last it was in 1976 and 1977, for instance with the former members of German national team Andrea Bieger and Ute Maiwald. The German club TV Brunswick was the last German team, winning the trophy.

Now, in 2003, Yvonne Musik - also a member of German national team - won the all-around with a score of 35,250 points.
Shalina Groenveld from 'Victory Alkmaar' came on second place (34,600) and Stephanie Tymes from the same club ranked third.

>> RESULTS: Teams and All-around
... and the show group 'ROTATION' from Cologne was a special highligt in the show program:


All photos by FOMA sportfoto