17. May 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).

Johanna Quaas, Valeri Belenki and Elena Zamolodchikova

... after landing in Berlin-Tegel again!