Silvia Hindorff

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameSilvia•Hindorff (-Hafemeister)
Used nameSilvia•Hindorff
Born27 June 1961 in Sebnitz, Sachsen (GER)
Measurements158 cm / 48 kg
AffiliationsSC Leipzig, Leipzig (GER)
NOC East Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Silvia Hindorff was a member of the bronze medal winning East German women’s gymnastics team at the 1980 Moskva Olympics. Individually she failed to reach a final. At the 1978 and 1979 World Championships she won team bronze medals. In 1978, she won her only East German national title on floor exercise. By profession, Hindorff graduated as a sports teacher, and became a gymnastics coach and physiotherapist. Her son Sven Hafemeister became an amateur wrestler, later turning professional.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) GDR Silvia Hindorff
Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) 21 r1/2
Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) East Germany 3 Bronze
Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) =15 r1/1
Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) =23 r1/1
Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) =25 r1/1
Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) 23 r1/1