Karin Büttner-Janz

Karin Büttner-Janz
Büttner-Janz in 1972
Personal information
Born (1952-02-17) 17 February 1952
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 East Germany
(1967–72 (GDR))
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Retired1972
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Vault
1972 Munich Uneven bars
1968 Mexico City Uneven bars
1972 Munich All-around
1972 Munich Team
1968 Mexico City Team
1972 Munich Balance beam
World Championships
1970 Ljubljana Uneven bars
1970 Ljubljana Team competition
1970 Ljubljana Vault
European Championships
1969 Landskrona All-around
1969 Landskrona Uneven bars
1969 Landskrona Vault
1969 Landskrona Balance beam
1967 Amsterdam Uneven bars
1969 Landskrona Floor exercise
1967 Amsterdam Vault

Karin Büttner-Janz (née Janz, born 17 February 1952) is a German medical doctor and former gymnast who won World and Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics for East Germany. She is co-inventor of the first artificial intervertebral disc, and from 1990 to 2012, she was chief physician of clinics in Berlin, Germany. She has a foundation named Spinefoundation.