Ute Starke

Ute Starke (born 14 January 1939) is a German former gymnast.

[1] She won a gold and a silver medal in this event at the European championships of 1961 and 1965.

[2] She was elected 1961 East German Sportswoman of the Year after winning the European Championship on the vault.

She is now considered responsible for the rise of world class women'€™s gymnastics in East Germany, and later became a longtime gymnast coach at her home club SC Leipzig.

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