17. Mai 2015  
Oklahoma City, USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

'Nadia Comaneci Award' for Grandma of Gymnastics Johanna Quaas

Five  personalities of the international gymnastics - outstanding on their respective individual way - have been honored this weekend by the "International Gymnastics Hall of Fame" (IGHOF) in Oklahoma City, who have each achieved great things for themselves in a special way:
For the first time in addition to the two former world stars of artistic gymnastics Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS) and Valeri Belenki (AZE / CIS / GER) in 19th IGHOF-honoring a latitude or senior athlete here: Johanna Quaas (photo, left) from Germany , As early as 2013 eye taken into the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the oldest active competitive gymnast, is the citizen of Halle shortly before her 90th birthday in coming November is still active with gymnastic competitions and has an exceptional performance. After world champion Jordyn Wieber (USA) she received as only the second athlete in the world just the "Nadia Comaneci Award" for her extraordinary athletic performance.

The 2015 Honorees by the "International Gymnastics HALL of FAME" in Oklahoma City for:
(from left): Abie GROSSFELD (USA), Elena ZAMOLODCHIKOVA (RUS), Johanna QUAAS (GER), Valerie BELENKI (GER), and Philippe SILACCI (F.I.G./SUI).

Johanna Quaas, today in Oklahoma City, proudly in front of her likeness. After four former German gymnastics stars she is now the fifth German gymnast who is honored by IGHOF, but the first senior female athlete worldwide! The other German IGHOF honorees are: Maxi Gnauck (Berlin), Karin Büttner-Janz (Berlin), Erika Zuchold (Leipzig) and Steffi Biskupek-Kräker (Leipzig).

Défilé of the super figures of four generations:
Johanna Quaas, Elena Zamolodchikova, Svetlana Boginskaya and Nadia Comaneci.

Johanna Quaas, Valeri Belenki and Elena Zamolodchikova

2015 IGHOF CEREMONY in the Petroleum Club of Oklahoma City:
* from left: Philippe Silacci (SUI), Johanna Quaas (GER), Abie Grossfeld (USA), Jelena Samolodschikowa (RUS), Valeri Belenki (GER).

... after landing in Berlin-Tegel again!

* Wednesday, May 20, 2015:

* Happy landing at home

After almost a week in the US and by great ceremony Johanna Quaas came back very happy at home in Germany again:
" This was certainly one of my best experiences in my quite long life! This award by such a world star like Nadia Comaneci and the honor by the 'International Hall of Fame' moved me deeply, I'm just a senior and general gymnast who likes my sport. The warm, human kind, with all new friends received me in the US and I felt  at home in this heartly GYMfamily - it has overwhelmed me!
I say a thousand times Thank you !! "
- Johanna Quaas -

 

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 ► about the candidates / honorees
     and on ► www.ighof.com
      but also the ► Oklahoma press

 

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