Lea Marie Quaas

Lea Marie Quaas
Personal information
Born (2005-07-22) July 22, 2005 (age 21)
Werdau, Germany
Gymnastics career
Country represented
ClubTuS Chemnitz-Altendorf
Head coaches
Anatol Ashurkov
Tatjana Bachmayer
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's artistic gymnastics
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 LeipzigTeam

Lea Marie Quaas (born July 22, 2005) is a German artistic gymnast. She was part of the silver medal-winning team at the 2025 European Championships. She represented Germany at the 2019 Junior World Championships, as well as the 2022, 2023, and 2026 World Championships.

Junior career

2019-2020

Quaas' first international competition was the 2019 International Gymnix in Montreal. The German team placed sixth, and individually, Quaas placed 17th in the all-around and eighth on uneven bars.

At the German Championships in May, Quaas won silver in the all-around as well as on uneven bars and balance beam as part of the Junior 2005 category.

With Emma Malewski and Jasmin Haas, Quaas was named to the German team for the 2019 Junior World Championships. Germany placed eighth as a team. Quaas finished 24th in the all-around and 13th on balance beam.

The following month, Quaas competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival. She contributed scores on vault and balance beam toward Germany's eighth-place finish.

Quaas' final competition at the junior level was the 2020 German Junior Championships. She won the national title on floor exercise in the 2005 division, as well as silver in the all-around, silver on vault, and bronze on uneven bars.

Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise

Senior career

2022

At the 2022 Cottbus World Cup, Quaas made her international senior debut, competing on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. She qualified for the uneven bars final, placing fifth. The following month, Quaas was part of the silver-winning German team at the 2022 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup with Sarah Voss, Aiyu Zhu, Dario Sissakis, Glenn Trebing, and Carlo Hörr. She also competed at the Baku World Cup, once again qualifying for the uneven bars final and finishing eighth.

Quaas competed at her first senior German Championships in June, placing seventh in the all-around and sixth on uneven bars.

In October, Quaas was selected for the German team at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool. Germany finished 12th as a team, and individually, her best result was 70th on balance beam.

2023

Quaas began the 2023 season at the Doha World Cup, where she competed on balance beam and floor, though she did not make the final in either event. That same month, she placed seventh with the Germany 1 team at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge.

In April, Quaas competed at the European Championships. The German team finished ninth.

At the 2023 German Championships, Quaas became the National Floor Exercise Champion. She also placed fourth in the all-around, just 0.100 out of bronze-medal position. Quaas made her second World Championship team in 2023, competing on balance beam and floor exercise and placing 47th on each. Germany finished 13th during the qualification round.

2024

In May of 2024, Quaas performed routines on balance beam and floor at the Varna Challenge Cup. She qualified for the floor final, finishing sixth.

Quaas once again finished fourth in the all-around at the 2024 German Championships, in addition to placing fourth on beam and floor. She also competed at the German trials for the Paris Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the all-around beyond Helen Kevric and Karina Schönmaier. However, she was ultimately not selected for the team, with Kevric receiving the lone provisional spot and Schönmaier and Elisabeth Seitz serving as alternates.

Along with Lukas Dauser, Quaas competed for Germany at the 2024 Swiss Cup. The pair placed seventh.

2025

Quaas competed at the 2025 City of Jesolo Trophy, contributing to Germany's eighth-place finish and qualifying for the uneven bars final, placing eighth.

In May, alongside Helen Kevric, Karina Schönmaier, Janoah Müller, and Silja Stöhr, Quaas won team silver for Germany at the European Championships, behind Italy and ahead of France. Individually, she placed 11th on balance beam, making her third reserve for the final.

2026

At the 2026 Cottbus World Cup, Quaas performed on uneven bars and balance beam, making finals and finishing fifth in both events.

Quaas placed tenth in the all-around at the International Gymnix, in addition to finishing fourth on uneven bars and fifth on balance beam. The German team achieved a fourth-place finish. Germany won the gold medal at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup, with Quaas contributing routines on uneven bars and balance beam. She received the highest score of the competition on the former.

In July, Quaas finished fourth in the all-around at the 2026 German Championships. She also won bronze on uneven bars. She next competed at the European Championships, where she placed 13th in the all-around, Germany's top all-around finish. Germany also qualified for the team final, placing fifth.

Quaas won all-around gold at the German World Championship team qualifying competition. On October 5, she was officially named to the team for the 2026 World Championships, along with Karina Schönmaier, Helen Kevric, Emma Malewski, and Madita Mayr. They finished tenth as a team. Quaas was also first reserve for the all-around final.

Competitive history

Competitive history of Lea Marie Quaas at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019 International Gymnix6178
German Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
FIT Challenge623
Junior World Championships824281374
European Youth Olympic Festival8
2020 German Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Competitive history of Lea Marie Quaas at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2022
Cottbus World Cup5
DTB Pokal Mixed Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Baku World Cup715
German Championships7
World Championships127080
2023 Doha World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge7
European Championships9
German Championships41st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships1347 47
2024 Varna World Challenge Cup6
German Championships4
German Olympic Trials3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Swiss Cup7
2025 City of Jesolo Trophy88
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)R3
2026
Cottbus World Cup55
International Gymnix1045
DTB Pokal Mixed Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
German Championships43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships513
German World Championship Trials1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships10R1

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