Bianca Dittrich

Bianca Cogel-Dittrich (born 3 January 1967) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast who represented East Germany. She is the 1985 World all-around bronze medalist and won gold in the rope final at the 1986 Goodwill Games.

Career Dittrich made her debut in 1980, when she won bronze in the all-around, with hoop and with clubs, silver with ribbon and gold with rope at the East German Championships. In 1981 she tied with Petra Loucky for the national all-around title, and in the event finals, she won gold with hoop and silver with rope and ribbon. That year, she took part in the World Championships in Munich, taking 19th place overall.

At the 1982 European Championships in Stavanger, she was 12th in the all-around and 5th with clubs. At nationals she won the all-around, rope, clubs and ribbon gold medals as well as silver with hoop. At the World Championships in Strasbourg, she was 7th in the all-around and 8th in the ball final.

In 1985 she was selected for the World Championships in Valladolid. There, she was 5th in the all-around and with rope, 6th with clubs and 8th with ribbon. She won bronze in the ball final. At the East German Championships, she was the all-around silver medalist, a result she repeated with rope, clubs and ribbon, and she won gold with ball. That same year, she won another national all-around title, along with silver with rope and clubs and gold with ball and ribbon. Dittrich also won bronze with ribbon and gold with rope at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow.

Although she wanted to try to compete in the 1988 Summer Olympics, she retired in 1987 for health reasons. After her competitive career ended, she had a son and worked in theatre.