Nickname
Sinchen-Bienchen (stuttgarter-nachrichten.de, 2015)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, German
Club
TSG Neu-Isenburg: Germany
Coach
Neshka Robeva [national], BUL
Sporting relatives
Her younger sister Lea also represents Germany in rhythmic gymnastics, and competed at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy. (op-online.de, 08 May 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 29 Aug 2018)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age four at TSG Neu-Isenburg in Germany. She initially did artistic gymnastics before switching to rhythmic.
Reason for taking up the sport
She started rhythmic gymnastics because one of her friends was already doing it.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (stadtpost.de, 13 Apr 2017)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sdp.fnp.de, 01 Sep 2016)
Awards
She was named 2016 Sportswoman of the Year in Neu-Isenburg, Germany, by the municipality. (stadtpost.de, 27 Apr 2016)
Additional information
LEAVING HOME
In 2014 she left her family home in Obertshausen, Germany and moved to Schmiden in order to join the national training centre. Her younger sister Lea had already moved to the centre in 2013. "The move was quite easy for me. The advantage was that my sister Lea was already training at the national centre, so I always have a part of my family with me." (op-online.de, 13 Jun 2015; op-online.de, 26 Apr 2016; sdp.fnp.de, 16 Aug 2016)
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