Jessica Schumacher | |
Birth Date: | 13 January 1983 |
Birth Place: | Saarlouis, Germany |
Discipline: | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
Height: | 170cm (70inches) |
Level: | International Elite |
Club: | TV Wattenscheid |
Headcoach: | Carmen Weber |
Retired: | yes |
Assistcoach: | Livia Medilanski |
Jessica Schumacher (born 13 January 1983) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast.[1]
In May 1999 she was part of the group took 6th place in the All-Around, 5th place with 5 pair of clubs and 4th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops with the group at the European Championships.[2] At the World Championships in Osaka they were 5th in the All-Around, 5th with 10 clubs and 7th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops, thus qualifying for the following year's Olympics.[3] [4]
Jessica and her teammates Friederike Arlt, Susan Benike, Selma Neuhaus, Jeanine Fissler and Annika Seibel achieved a surprising fourth place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, this was the best ever rhythmic gymnastics result in German Olympic history.[5] [6] [7]
After her retirement from the sport she studied economics and economic psychology and worked with a bank.