Gerti Fesl

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameGertrude "Gerti"•Fesl (-Benesch)
Used nameGerti•Fesl
Born29 September 1931 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
AffiliationsUnion Wien, Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Gerti Fesl was on the Austrian women’s gymnastics team that finished sixth at the 1948 London Olympics. Individually, she placed 17th as the best Austrian. She represented Union Wien (Vienna) domestically. In 1952 at the Helsinki Olympics, Fesl helped the team to a tenth-place finish, and was 71st individually. With the portable apparatus team, she placed ninth. Fesl was twice the Austrian individual all-around champion in 1955 and 1958.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) AUT Gerti Fesl
Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) Austria 6
1952 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) AUT Gerti Fesl
Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) 71
Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) Austria 10
Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic) Austria 9
Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) =67
Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) 107
Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) 66
Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) =79