| Barbara Gasser | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname(s) | Babsi [1] |
| Born | August 30, 1989 Bregenz, Austria |
| Hometown | Lustenau, Austria |
| Residence | Sarnia, Canada |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Austria |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Club | Bluewater Gymnastics |
| Head coach(es) | Dave and Liz Brubaker |
Barbara Gasser is an Austrian former artistic gymnast. She represented Austria at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] In 2012 she was the first Austrian Gymnast since 1964, 48 years, to qualify for artistic gymnastics at the Summer Olympics.
Gasser was an Artistic Gymnastics World Cup silver medal winner on the uneven bars in Osijek in 2010. She placed 7th and 11th in the overall World Cup ranking list on the uneven bars, in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Gasser is a 13-time Austrian national champion, and she has competed at 2 World Championships and 6 European Championships. She also competed in 2 World University Games and qualified for the finals.[1]
Brought up in Lustenau, Gasser's family moved to Canada in 2003. After that she lived and trained in Sarnia, Ontario, but since she still had Austrian citizenship she continued to compete for Austria.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Barbara Gasser". Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). Archived from the original on 29 August 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Barbara Gasser". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Punch, Daniel (10 August 2012). "Gasser soaking up Olympic experience". Sarnia Observer. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ Crumlish, John (4 December 2008). "Interview: Barbara Gasser (Austria)". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 25 October 2014.