Pauline Schäfer
German artistic gymnast
Pauline Sieglinde Schäfer-Betz or Pauline Schäfer (born 4 January 1997) is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the 2017 World Champion, the 2021 World silver medalist, and the 2015 World bronze medalist on the balance beam. She was part of the bronze medal-winning German team at the 2022 European Championships.
Personal life
Schäfer was born in 1997 in Saarbrücken, Saarland. She has one younger sister Helene and two older brothers. She began gymnastics at five years old at TV Pflugscheid-Hixberg. In 2012, she moved from Bierbach an der Blies to the boarding school Sportgymnasium Chemnitz.
Gymnastics career
Schäfer competed at the 2012 Junior European Championships with the German team that placed fifth.
2013
Schäfer turned senior in 2013 and made her international debut at the Cottbus World Cup in March. During qualifications, she placed nineteenth on balance beam and ninth on vault, making her the first reserve for the vault final.
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