Kerstin Gerschau | |
Birth Date: | 1958 1, df=y |
Spouse: | Klaus-Dieter Kurrat |
Height: | 1.61 m |
Weight: | 49 kg |
Discipline: | WAG |
Club: | SC Leipzig |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Kerstin Gerschau (later Kurrat, born 26 January 1958) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal in the team competition. Her best individual result was seventh place on uneven bars.[1] She won a silver on the floor and a bronze all-around at the 1973 European championships.
Her father Helmut was a national gymnastics coach. After retiring from competitions, she studied choreography at the Theater Academy in Leipzig and received a degree in physical education from the German College of Physical Education. In 1978, she married Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, a German sprinter who also competed at the 1976 Olympics; they have three children.[2] Since 1990 she runs her dance studio in Teltow.