Occupation
Army, Athlete, Student
Spoken languages
English, German
Club
TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf [Germany]
Coach
Ulla Koch [national], GER; Hans Muller [national] (dtb.de, 07 Sep 2018)
Sporting relatives
Her younger sister Helene represented Germany in artistic gymnastics at the 2016 European Junior Championships in Bern, Switzerland. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Sep 2017; fig-gymnastics.com, 13 Jan 2017)
Injuries
In October 2018 an ankle injury forced her to withdraw from the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. She originally sustained the injury the previous month. (gymnovosti.com, 15 Oct 2018; dtb.de, 09 Oct 2018)
She suffered a minor shoulder injury in March 2016. (saarbruecker-zeitung.de, 31 Mar 2016)
In January 2015 she injured her shoulder during a routine on uneven bars. (gymmedia.de, 06 Mar 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age five at the TV Pflugscheid Hixberg club in Riegelsberg, Germany. (mtl2017gymcan.com, 10 Jul 2017)
Reason for taking up the sport
"My three brothers did gymnastics, and I wanted to try it out as well." (noizz.de, 21 Oct 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (noizz.de, 21 Oct 2017)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze on beam at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (mtl2017gymcan.com, 10 Jul 2017)
Awards
She was named Germany's Athlete of the Month in October 2017. (intlgymnast.com, 24 Nov 2017)
She was named the 2015 Sportswoman of the Year in Saar, Germany. (gymmedia.de, 23 Nov 2015)
Additional information
General
NAMED ELEMENT
The International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] officially named an element after her that she performed on beam. The 'Schafer' is a side somersault with a half turn. (mentalfloss.com, 05 Aug 2016; flogymnastics.com, 03 Apr 2016; mdr.de, 01 Mar 2015; general-anzeiger-bonn.de, 06 Oct 2014)
Last update : 2018-10-17
