FITNESS SPORT No 1 year 2003

was the highlight of almost a decade in the Austrian national team. In 1982 I came into contact with the new “aerobics” trend for the first time - and it has fascinated me ever since. During 1983, when the aerobics wave really started to roll, I published my first book Aerobics and some of my articles on the subject were printed by several newspapers. I married in 1983 and in the same year my husband and I opened our first fitness club in Affoltern, Switzerland. In 1984 our first son was born, soon followed by twins in 1986. Aside from many professional courses in the fitness industry, I also undertook the aerobics course run by the American ACE organisation. My yearning for a competitive sport didn’t allow me to slow down and when, in 1990, the new sport of aerobics arrived on the scene, it was just what I was looking for. In order to participate in aerobics competitively in Switzerland I founded the first Aerobics Associa tion of Switzerland (AVS). My intensive training was rewarded with four Swiss Championship titles, participation in two World Championships (including - in 1990 - the very first aerobics World Championships in San Diego, USA) and

in two European Championships (6th place in Rimini). Following on from this I switched to become an instruc tor and later joined the referee team and president’s office of the new SCAF association. An internationally approved referee and member of the International Technical Committee, I now channel my energies into ensur ing fair and professional competition for all athletes. In the search for a new sport with its roots in fitness I formulated, together with Jean-Pierre Schupp, the compe tition rules for STRENFLEX ® . This new sport is a real challenge for all sport and fitness fans in every age group, offering them the possibility to be judged against one another in com petition. With my long experience as an active athlete, president and ref eree for FISAF and aerobic sport, and not forgetting my 20 year involve ment in the fitness industry (including the formation of, and instructor train ing for pump-work ® ), I am convinced that we can attract many fitness and aerobics enthusiasts to this new type of competition. That’s why I’ve now decided to com mit all my energies into the develop ment of this sport and to offer the fitness industry a new “kick”. As president of STRENFLEX ® I represent the sport on the outside, involving many visits abroad where my long international experience and contacts are a great advantage.

Sylvia Gattiker’s Curriculum Vitae

11.2.1956 Born in Vienna, Austria 1962-1966 Primary school in Vienna 1966-1970 Secondary school in Vienna 1970-1972 Fashion college in Vienna 1972-1977 Business college in Vienna leading to Advanced level qualifica tion for university entry 1980-1983 Business Studies course at the Business Univer sity in Vienna After completing primary and secondary education I attended the fashion college in Vienna for 2 years. This subject area did not really appeal to me so I moved to the Business Academy in Vienna in 1972. Here I completed five years of advanced level study leading to my pass for univer sity entrance. Following three years in the computer industry as systems analyst I began my studies in business and commerce at the Business University in Vienna. At about 12 years of age I took up sports. Firstly high diving, followed 2 years later by gymnastics where, in 1972, I became Austrian Champion in the Olympic eight events competition and Austrian Cham pion on the asymmetric bars. This was the start of a sports career spanning almost 10 years as a gymnast, winning many titles as county, federal, national and international champion. My participation in the 1974 World Championships in Varna, Bulgaria,

ORGANISATION

ORGANISATION

President

Sylvia Gattiker

President USA Bernd

National representative

Head Judge

Technical Head Judge Adrian Wild judge Switzerland

Croatia & Slovenia Dario Karamatic judge, Croatia

Claudia Faes Aventaggiato judge Switzerland / Italy

Zimmermann

Judges

Andrea Staneker judge Germany

Isabelle Baumann judge Switzerland

Nicole Birri judge Switzerland

Edith Brändle judge Germany

Judges

Donna Danton judge USA

Melike Ilbaz judge Turkey

Dr. Eva Kozlova judge Czech Republic

Elena Levy judge Russia

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