Irene Abel (born 12 February 1953) is a retired German artistic gymnast. She competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and won a silver medal with the East German team. Her best individual result was seventh place in the vault. She won another silver team medal at the 1974 World Championships. After retiring from competitions she worked as gymnastics coach at her club Dynamo Berlin. She also trains her daughter Katja (born 1983), who competed at the 2008 Olympics.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abel, Irene 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from East Berlin Gymnasts from Berlin German female artistic gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic gymnasts for Germany Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze 20th-century German sportswomen East German female artistic gymnasts SC Dynamo Berlin sportspeople