Magdalena Brzeska

Magdalena Brzeska (born 14 May 1978) is a German retired individual rhythmic gymnast.

Personal life

Brzeska was born in Gdynia, Poland. In 2001, she married professional footballer Peter Peschel, with whom she has two daughters born in 2000 and 2001. They filed for divorce in 2002. In December 2009, she remarried to Polish-born real estate broker Sebastian Sabolocki, however just after 15 months filed for divorce. Brzeska lived until 2009 in Stuttgart. During her second marriage; she lived from the end of 2010 to 2013 in Munich and then moved to Ulm.

Career

In 1990, Brzeska began rhythmic gymnastics training at TSV Schmiden. There she remained for six years winning all the national titles, she was trained by Kristina Georgieva until 1996. She then relocated to the club TV Wattenscheid for 2 years and was coached by Livia Medilanski.

In 1992, Brzeska competed in her first Europeans at the 1992 European Championships finishing 14th in the All-around finals. She would have qualified for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, but was unable to attend because she did not yet have a German passport. Brzeska has competed in 5 World Championships and was a regular in the Top 10 all-around rankings, she earned her highest placement finishing 8th in the all-around at the 1995 World Championships as well as qualifying for all the apparatus finals in ball, clubs, rope and ribbon.

In praise of Brzeska's dedication to her sport, American Singer/Songwriter Haras Fyre wrote a two-song music CD entitled "Magdalena" for the gymnast. Thereafter, Brzeska and Fyre appeared regularly in televised sport and variety programs, with Brzeska dancing to the music while Haras Fyre sang.

Brzeska represented Germany at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta finishing 10th in the All-around finals.