Ute Lehmann


Ute Polster-Lehmann was a German rhythmic gymnast who competed for East Germany. She was the 1967 world all-around silver medalist.

Biography

Lehmann was born in 1941 in Berlin-Lichterfelde. She appeared in the first ever World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in 1963 held in Budapest, Hungary finishing 10th in the all-around. Her second appearance at the 1965 World Championships she finished 8th in the All-around. Lehmann achieved success at the 1967 World Championships in Copenhagen winning the all-around silver medal behind Soviet Elena Karpuchina, and won a bronze medal in rope.
In 1969, she married the opera singer Hermann Christian Polster. She died in 1994 in Leipzig.