LEON - Deutschlands einziges und unabhängiges Fachmagazin für Gerätturnen, Rhythmische Gymnastik, Trampolinturnen und Sportakrobatik
01. März 2013
Halle/Saale, GERMANY
Artistic Gymnastics
The world s oldest competitive gymnast celebrated Golden Wedding
Johanna & Gerhard Quaas - a Golden Pair!
In silence and humility, and only in the immediate family and friends celebrated Johanna Quaas (87) and her husband Gerhardt their 50th Wedding Anniversary. In order for the birthday girl should also be the world's only active gymnast who committed this rare golden wedding or during their time as an active athlete.
Not for nothing is it since September in the Guinness Book of World Records after her sensational petition exercises had caused enormous spread via Youtube (> 8 million views!) and recognized worldwide wave. Interview requests and wishes from TV broadcasters and journalists from more than 20 countries ran towards the now 87-year exceptional athlete - from Japan, China, Scandinavia, Spain, Brazil, USA .... so that needs now special logistical structures to be fair this media onslaught.
The Golden Wedding Cpuple!
One of her next sporting performances will be the at the end of May the International German Gymnastics Festival in the metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar. However, the 11-time German champion seniors there would no longer take part in competitions. The 87 years old goes for the Senior Gala on the apparatus. Why the German Gymnastics Federation has not yet had the idea to make this extraordinary woman with her exemplary view of life to a Gymnastics Festival Ambassador, this is probably its secret, but what is not yet may perhaps be still. Together with the German champion Elisabeth Seitz she would be the best example for the philosophy of general gymnastics and for an example, active way to be healthy old! (c) gymmedia / -ehe -
* And so Johanna Quaas impressed in September 2012 - in addition to other candidates - the committee of "GUINNESS BOOK of WORLD RECORDS in London when she was included in the current edition 2012: