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'''Pauline Sieglinde Schäfer-Betz''' or '''Pauline Schäfer''' (born 4 January 1997) is a German [[Artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] who represented Germany at the [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]] and [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympic Games]]. She is the [[2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2017 World Champion]], the [[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021 World]] silver medalist, and the [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2015 World]] bronze medalist on the balance beam.<ref>{{cite web|title=SCHAEFER Pauline|url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=20663&type=licence|website=FIG Gymnastics|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref> She was part of the bronze medal-winning German team at the [[2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2022 European Championships]].
'''Pauline Sieglinde Schäfer-Betz''' or '''Pauline Schäfer''' (born 4 January 1997) is a German [[Artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] who represented Germany at the [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]], [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]], and [[Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics]]. She is the [[2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2017 World Champion]], the [[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021 World]] silver medalist, and the [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2015 World]] bronze medalist on the balance beam. She was part of the bronze medal-winning German team at the [[2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2022 European Championships]].


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Schäfer was born in 1997 in [[Saarbrücken]], [[Saarland]]. She has one younger sister Helene and two older brothers. She began gymnastics at five years old at TV Pflugscheid-Hixberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulstreiber.de/interviews-lesen/interview-pauline-schaefer.html |title=Interview: Pauline Schäfer |work=pulstreiber.de |date=2018-07-03|language=de}}</ref>
Schäfer was born in 1997 in [[Saarbrücken]], [[Saarland]]. She has one younger sister Helene and two older brothers. She began gymnastics at five years old at TV Pflugscheid-Hixberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulstreiber.de/interviews-lesen/interview-pauline-schaefer.html |title=Interview: Pauline Schäfer |work=Pulstreiber |date=3 July 2018|access-date=24 February 2024|language=de}}</ref> In 2012, she moved from [[Bierbach an der Blies]] to the boarding school Sportgymnasium Chemnitz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstiftung-saar.de/aktuelles/meldung-detail.html?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=6&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=9d1c9a84aafe5b7d19118f9fa5649bec|date=8 October 2017|title=Mit dem Schäfer-Salto nach Rio|trans-title=With the Schäfer Salto to Rio|language=de|work=Sportstiftung Saar|access-date=13 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008232304/http://www.sportstiftung-saar.de/aktuelles/meldung-detail.html?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=6&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=9d1c9a84aafe5b7d19118f9fa5649bec|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}.</ref>
In 2012 she moved from [[Bierbach an der Blies]] to the boarding school Sportgymnasium Chemnitz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstiftung-saar.de/aktuelles/meldung-detail.html?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=6&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=9d1c9a84aafe5b7d19118f9fa5649bec|date=October 8, 2017|title=Mit dem Schäfer-Salto nach Rio|language=de|work=SPORTSTIFTUNG SAAR|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008232304/http://www.sportstiftung-saar.de/aktuelles/meldung-detail.html?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=6&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=9d1c9a84aafe5b7d19118f9fa5649bec|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}.</ref>


== Gymnastics career ==
== Gymnastics career ==
Schäfer competed at the [[2012 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2012 Junior European Championships]] with the German team that placed fifth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Results Juniors Team Competition and Qualifications for CII & CIII |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/WECH_Brussels_Results_Book_Presse.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |pages=37 |date=9 May 2012}}</ref>

===2013===
===2013===
Schäfer turned senior in 2013 and made her international debut at the [[2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]] in March. During qualifications she placed nineteenth on balance beam and ninth on vault, making her the first reserve for the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/ger/tdm/wagq3bb.pdf|title=37 Turnier der Meister Women's Qualifications Results Balance Beam|work=DTB|date=March 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/ger/tdm/wagq1vt.pdf|title=37 Turnier der Meister Women's Qualifications Results Vault|work=DTB|date=March 21, 2013}}</ref> Later that month she competed at the Chemnitz Friendly where she was on a mixed team with compatriot [[Carina Kröll]] and Americans [[Amelia Hundley]] and [[Brenna Dowell]]. They finished fourth as a team. In the all-around Schäfer finished in eighth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=11795|title=USA wins tri-meet in Chemnitz; Ross, Key claim all-around titles|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]|date=March 30, 2013}}</ref> The following month Schäfer competed at the [[2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Ljubljana World Cup]]. During qualifications she placed fourteenth on vault, twelfth on floor, and ninth on balance beam and therefore did not advance to any event finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/slo/wagqual.html|title=FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Ljubljana (SLO) 2013 April 26 – 28 Artistic Gymnastics Results Qualification Women|work=Gymnastics Results|date= April 26, 2013}}</ref> In May she competed at her first German National Championships as a senior elite gymnast. She finished fourth in the all-around behind [[Elisabeth Seitz]], [[Lisa Katharina Hill]], and [[Kim Bui]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/ger/champ/wagaa.pdf|title=DM Mehrkampf WAG (21216)|date=May 18, 2013|work=DTB}}</ref> During event finals she finished fourth on vault, third on balance beam, and sixth on floor exercise. Schäfer competed at the [[2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2013 World Championships]] but she did not qualify to any event finals.
Schäfer [[Age requirements in gymnastics|turned senior]] in 2013 and made her international debut at the [[2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]] in March. During qualifications, she placed nineteenth on balance beam and ninth on vault, making her the first reserve for the vault final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/ger/tdm/wagq3bb.pdf|title=37 Turnier der Meister Women's Qualifications Results Balance Beam|work=Gymnastics Results|date=22 March 2013|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/ger/tdm/wagq1vt.pdf|title=37 Turnier der Meister Women's Qualifications Results Vault|work=Gymnastics Results|date=21 March 2013|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> Later that month she competed at the Chemnitz Friendly where she was on a mixed team with compatriot [[Carina Kröll]] and Americans [[Amelia Hundley]] and [[Brenna Dowell]]. They finished fourth as a team. In the all-around, Schäfer finished in eighth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/usa-wins-tri-meet-in-chemnitz-ross-key-claim-all-around-titles/|title=USA wins tri-meet in Chemnitz; Ross, Key claim all-around titles|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]|date=30 March 2013|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> The following month, Schäfer competed at the [[2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Ljubljana World Cup]]. During qualifications, she placed fourteenth on vault, twelfth on floor, and ninth on balance beam and therefore did not advance to any event finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/slo/wagqual.html|title=FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Ljubljana (SLO) 2013 April 26 – 28 Artistic Gymnastics Results Qualification Women|work=Gymnastics Results|date=26 April 2013|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> In May, she competed at her first German National Championships as a senior elite gymnast. She finished fourth in the all-around behind [[Elisabeth Seitz]], [[Lisa Katharina Hill]], and [[Kim Bui]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/ger/champ/wagaa.pdf|title=DM Mehrkampf WAG (21216)|date=18 May 2013|work=Gymnastics Results|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> During event finals she finished fourth on vault, third on balance beam, and sixth on floor exercise. She then competed at the [[2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]], but she did not qualify for any event finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=44th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp (BEL) Women's Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13worlds_qualevents.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |pages=1, 16 |date=1 October 2013}}</ref>


===2014===
===2014===
Schäfer started the season competing at a friendly competition in [[Munich]] where she helped Germany place second behind Great Britain. Individually she placed sixth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/04/12/2014-munich-friendly-results/|title=2014 Munich Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=April 12, 2014}}</ref> She was later selected to compete at the [[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] alongside [[Kim Bui]], [[Çağla Akyol]], [[Sophie Scheder]], and [[Janine Berger]]. Together they finished fourth in the team final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/05/18/2014-european-championships-results/|title=2014 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> In August she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around and on floor exercise behind Bui, first on vault and balance beam, and sixth on uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/08/27/2014-german-national-championships/|title=2014 German National Championships|work=The Gymternet|date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> The following month Schäfer competed at the Länderkampf Kunstturnen, a friendly competition, where Germany defeated Romania and Switzerland. Individually Schäfer finished third in the all-around behind [[Larisa Iordache]] and [[Giulia Steingruber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/09/06/germany-defeats-romania-in-friendly-meet/|title=Germany defeats Romania in friendly meet|work=The Gymternet|date=September 6, 2014}}</ref>
Schäfer started the season competing at a friendly competition in [[Munich]] where she helped Germany place second behind Great Britain. Individually, she placed sixth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/04/12/2014-munich-friendly-results/|title=2014 Munich Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=12 April 2014|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She was later selected to compete at the [[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] alongside [[Kim Bui]], Çağla Akyol, [[Sophie Scheder]], and [[Janine Berger]]. Together they finished fourth in the team final.<ref>{{cite web |title=30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Team Final |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/GA_WOMEN_EUCH_SOFIA_Media_Book.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |pages=181 |date=17 May 2014}}</ref> In August, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around and on floor exercise behind Bui, first on vault and balance beam, and sixth on uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/08/27/2014-german-national-championships/|title=2014 German National Championships|work=The Gymternet|date=27 August 2014|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> The following month, Schäfer competed at the Länderkampf Kunstturnen, a friendly competition, where Germany defeated Romania and Switzerland. Individually, Schäfer finished third in the all-around behind [[Larisa Iordache]] and [[Giulia Steingruber]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4127:german-teams-top-romania-switzerland&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=German Teams Top Romania, Switzerland |last1=Turner |first1=Amanda |date=7 September 2014 |website=International Gymnast Magazine Online |publisher=International Gymnast Magazine |access-date=1 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810212218/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4127:german-teams-top-romania-switzerland&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


In October Schäfer represented Germany at the [[2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2014 World Championships]] alongside Bui, Akyol, [[Lisa Katharina Hill]], [[Elisabeth Seitz]], and Scheder. Together they finished ninth during qualifications and were the first reserve for the team final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14worlds_qualteam.pdf|title=45th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification|date=October 5, 2014|work=[[International Gymnastics Federation]]}}</ref> Although she didn't qualify for any individual finals, Schäfer successfully performed a new element, a sideways salto tucked with ½ turn (180°) take off from one leg to side stand, which was therefore named after her in the [[Code of Points (artistic gymnastics)|Code of Points]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=969|title=Meet the eight new elements in Women's Artistic Gymnastics!|date=November 21, 2014|work=[[International Gymnastics Federation]]}}</ref> In November Schäfer competed at the DTB Team Challenge where she helped Germany finish first as a team. Individually she finished second on vault and floor exercise behind [[Ksenia Afanasyeva]], fourth on uneven bars, but won gold on balance beam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/11/30/germany-defeats-russia-at-dtb-team-challenge/|title=Germany Defeats Russia at DTB Team Challenge|work=The Gymternet|date=November 30, 2014}}</ref> Schäfer ended the season competing at the [[2014 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Glasgow World Cup]] where she finished eighth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/12/06/larisa-iordache-is-all-around-champion-in-glasgow/|title=Larisa Iordache is All Around Champion in Glasgow|work=The Gymternet|date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
In October, Schäfer represented Germany at the [[2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2014 World Championships]] alongside Bui, Akyol, [[Lisa Katharina Hill]], [[Elisabeth Seitz]], and Scheder. Together they finished ninth during qualifications and were the first reserve for the team final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14worlds_qualteam.pdf|title=45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification|date=5 October 2014|work=[[International Gymnastics Federation]]|url-status=dead|access-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922151731/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14worlds_qualteam.pdf|archive-date=22 September 2015}}</ref> Although she didn't qualify for any individual finals, Schäfer successfully performed a new element, a sideways salto tucked with ½ turn (180°) take off from one leg to side stand, which was therefore named after her in the [[Code of Points (artistic gymnastics)|Code of Points]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=969|title=Meet the eight new elements in Women's Artistic Gymnastics!|date=21 November 2014|work=[[International Gymnastics Federation]]|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> In November, Schäfer competed at the DTB Team Challenge where she helped Germany finish first as a team. Individually, she finished second on vault and floor exercise behind [[Ksenia Afanasyeva]], fourth on uneven bars, but won gold on the balance beam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/11/30/germany-defeats-russia-at-dtb-team-challenge/|title=Germany Defeats Russia at DTB Team Challenge|work=The Gymternet|date=30 November 2014|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She ended the season competing at the [[2014 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Glasgow World Cup]] where she finished eighth.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Turner|first1=Amanda|title=Iordache, Vernyayev Defend Titles in Glasgow|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4204:iordache-vernyayev-defend-titles-in-glasgow&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221|website=International Gymnast Magazine Online|publisher=International Gymnast Magazine|access-date=22 December 2014|date=6 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121093048/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4204:iordache-vernyayev-defend-titles-in-glasgow&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=21 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===2015===
===2015===
[[File:2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Balance beam - Pauline Schaeffer 10.jpg|thumb|Schäfer at the [[2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2015 European Championships]]]]
[[File:2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Balance beam - Pauline Schaeffer 10.jpg|thumb|Schäfer at the [[2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2015 European Championships]]]]
Schäfer began the season competing at the [[2015 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]] where she only competed on balance beam and placed tenth in qualifications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/03/20/2015-cottbus-world-challenge-cup-results/|title=2015 Cottbus World Challenge Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 20, 2015}}</ref> She was later selected to compete at the [[2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]. While there she qualified to the balance beam where she placed seventh in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/04/23/the-european-beam-finalists/|title=The European Beam Finalists|work=The Gymternet|date=April 23, 2015}}</ref> In May Schäfer competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where she helped Germany place first as a team and individually she placed fifth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/05/30/2015-flanders-international-team-challenge-results/|title=2015 Flanders International Team Challenge Results|work=The Gymternet|date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> In September she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind [[Elisabeth Seitz]]. She placed first on vault and balance beam, fifth on floor exercise, and sixth on uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/09/19/2015-german-championships-results/|title=2015 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=September 19, 2015}}</ref> She next competed at the German World Trials where she placed third behind Seitz and [[Sophie Scheder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/10/08/the-ups-and-downs-of-germanys-final-trial/|title=The Ups and Downs of Germanys Final Trial|work=The Gymternet|date=October 8, 2010}}</ref>
Schäfer began the season competing at the [[2015 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]] where she only competed on balance beam and placed tenth in qualifications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/03/20/2015-cottbus-world-challenge-cup-results/|title=2015 Cottbus World Challenge Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=20 March 2015|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She was later selected to compete at the [[2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]. While there, she qualified for the balance beam final where she placed seventh.<ref>{{cite web |title=6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Apparatus Finals |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/C73I_Balance%20Beam_Results_WomSenC3.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=19 April 2015}}</ref> In May, she competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where she helped Germany place first as a team, and individually, she placed fifth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/05/30/2015-flanders-international-team-challenge-results/|title=2015 Flanders International Team Challenge Results|work=The Gymternet|date=30 May 2015|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> In September, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind [[Elisabeth Seitz]]. She placed first on vault and balance beam, fifth on floor exercise, and sixth on uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/09/19/2015-german-championships-results/|title=2015 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=19 September 2015|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She next competed at the German World Trials where she placed third behind Seitz and [[Sophie Scheder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/10/08/the-ups-and-downs-of-germanys-final-trial/|title=The Ups and Downs of Germanys Final Trial|work=The Gymternet|date=8 October 2010|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>


Schäfer was selected to represent Germany at the [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] alongside Seitz, Scheder, [[Leah Griesser]], [[Lisa Katharina Hill]], and [[Pauline Tratz]]. During qualifications they placed twelfth and did not advance to the team final. However Schäfer placed thirteenth in the all-around and eighth on balance beam and qualified to both finals. During the all-around final Schäfer ended up placing nineteenth. During the balance beam final Schäfer performed a clean routine and won the bronze medal behind [[Simone Biles]] and [[Sanne Wevers]], Germany's first beam medal in over 30 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wogymnast.com/2016/05/2015-world-bronze-medalist-pauline.html|title=2015 World Bronze Medalist Pauline Schafer Delivers A Solid Beam Routine|date=May 8, 2016|work=WO Gymnastika}}</ref> In November Schäfer competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial where she won the silver medal in three-event all-around behind [[Larisa Iordache]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/11/10/2015-arthur-gander-memorial-results/|title=2015 Arthur Gander Memorial Results|work=The Gymternet|date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> She ended the season competing at the Swiss Cup, a mixed pairs event where she was partnered with [[Andreas Bretschneider]]. Together they finished third behind the Ukrainian team of [[Angelina Kysla]] and [[Oleg Verniaiev]] and the Romanian team of Iordache and [[Marius Berbecar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/11/08/2015-swiss-cup-results/|title=2015 Swiss Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=November 8, 2015}}</ref>
Schäfer was selected to represent Germany at the [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] alongside Seitz, Scheder, [[Leah Griesser]], [[Lisa Katharina Hill]], and [[Pauline Tratz]]. During qualifications, they placed 12th and did not advance to the team final.<ref>{{cite web |title=46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Women's Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15worlds_qualteam.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=23 October 2015}}</ref> However, Schäfer placed 13th in the all-around and eighth on the balance beam and qualified for both finals. During the all-around final Schäfer ended up placing 19th.<ref>{{cite web |title=46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Women's All-Around Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15worlds_aafinal.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=29 October 2015}}</ref> During the balance beam final, Schäfer performed a clean routine and won the bronze medal behind [[Simone Biles]] and [[Sanne Wevers]], Germany's first beam medal in over 30 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wogymnast.com/2016/05/2015-world-bronze-medalist-pauline.html|title=2015 World Bronze Medalist Pauline Schafer Delivers A Solid Beam Routine|date=8 May 2016|work=WOGymnastika|access-date=24 February 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710155236/http://www.wogymnast.com/2016/05/2015-world-bronze-medalist-pauline.html|archive-date=10 July 2016}}</ref> In November, she competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial where she won the silver medal in three-event all-around behind [[Larisa Iordache]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/11/10/2015-arthur-gander-memorial-results/|title=2015 Arthur Gander Memorial Results|work=The Gymternet|date=10 November 2015|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She ended the season competing at the Swiss Cup. In this mixed pairs event, she was partnered with [[Andreas Bretschneider]]. Together they finished third behind the Ukrainian team of [[Angelina Kysla]] and [[Oleg Verniaiev]] and the Romanian team of Iordache and [[Marius Berbecar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/11/08/2015-swiss-cup-results/|title=2015 Swiss Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=8 November 2015|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>


===2016===
===2016===
In March Schäfer competed at the German National Team Cup where she finished first in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/03/07/2016-german-national-team-cup-results/|title=2016 German National Team Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 7, 2016}}</ref> She next competed at the [[2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series#Women|Stuttgart World Cup]] where she finished fifth after grabbing the beam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/03/19/scheder-takes-stuttgart-title-at-home/|title=Scheder takes Stuttgart title at home|work=The Gymternet|date=March 19, 2016}}</ref> In April she competed at the Olympic Test Event where she helped Germany place second behind Brazil and [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualify a team to the Olympic Games]]. Individually she placed sixth on balance beam and fifth on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/04/26/2016-olympic-test-event-results/|title=2016 Olympic Test Event Results|work=The Gymternet|date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> In June Schäfer competed at the German National Championships where she placed third in the all-around behind [[Sophie Scheder]] and [[Elisabeth Seitz]]. She won gold on both balance beam and floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/06/25/2016-german-championships-results/|title=2016 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=June 25, 2016}}</ref> The following month she competed at the Olympic Trials where she placed fourth and was named to the team alongside Seitz, Scheder, [[Kim Bui]], and [[Tabea Alt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/07/19/germanys-strongest-olympic-team-ever/|title=Germany's Strongest Olympic Team Ever|work=The Gymternet|date=July 19, 2016}}</ref> She next competed at a friendly competition in [[Chemnitz]] where Germany finished in first and individually Schäfer finished second behind [[Giulia Steingruber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/07/24/2016-chemnitz-friendly-results/|title=2016 Chemnitz Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=July 24, 2016}}</ref>
In March, Schäfer competed at the German National Team Cup where she finished first in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/03/07/2016-german-national-team-cup-results/|title=2016 German National Team Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=7 March 2016|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She next competed at the [[2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series#Women|Stuttgart World Cup]] where she finished fifth after grabbing the beam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/03/19/scheder-takes-stuttgart-title-at-home/|title=Scheder takes Stuttgart title at home|work=The Gymternet|date=19 March 2016|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> In April, she competed at the [[2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event|Olympic Test Event]] where she helped Germany place second behind Brazil and [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualify a team to the Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brazil, Germany, Belgium, France pick up the last team berths to Rio 2016 |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1514611 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=18 April 2016}}</ref> Individually, she placed sixth on the balance beam and fifth on the floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/04/26/2016-olympic-test-event-results/|title=2016 Olympic Test Event Results|work=The Gymternet|date=26 April 2016|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> In June, Schäfer competed at the German National Championships where she placed third in the all-around behind [[Sophie Scheder]] and [[Elisabeth Seitz]]. She won gold on both the balance beam and floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/06/25/2016-german-championships-results/|title=2016 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=25 June 2016|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> The following month she competed at the Olympic Trials where she placed fourth and was named to the team alongside Seitz, Scheder, [[Kim Bui]], and [[Tabea Alt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/07/19/germanys-strongest-olympic-team-ever/|title=Germany's Strongest Olympic Team Ever|work=The Gymternet|date=19 July 2016|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She next competed at a friendly competition in [[Chemnitz]] where Germany finished in first, and individually, Schäfer finished second behind [[Giulia Steingruber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/07/24/2016-chemnitz-friendly-results/|title=2016 Chemnitz Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=24 July 2016|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>


At the [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympic Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], during [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic qualification|qualifications]] Schäfer competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise and helped Germany qualify to the [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|team final]] for the first time since [[German reunification]]. During the team final Schäfer once again contributed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise towards Germany's sixth place finish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/08/29/germanys-first-team-final/|title=Germany's "First" Team Final|work=The Gymternet|date=August 29, 2016}}</ref>
At the [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympic Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], during [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic qualification|qualifications]] Schäfer competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise and helped Germany qualify to the [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|team final]] for the first time since [[German reunification]]. During the team final Schäfer once again contributed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise towards Germany's sixth-place finish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/08/29/germanys-first-team-final/|title=Germany's "First" Team Final|work=The Gymternet|date=29 August 2016|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>


===2017===
===2017===
Schäfer competed at the German National Team Cup where she finished second behind [[Tabea Alt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/03/04/2017-german-national-team-cup-results/|title=2017 German National Team Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 4, 2017}}</ref> She next competed at the [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Stuttgart World Cup]] where she placed fourth behind Alt, [[Angelina Melnikova]], and [[Morgan Hurd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/03/18/2017-stuttgart-world-cup-results/|title=2017 Stuttgart World Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> In April Schäfer competed at the [[2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] alongside Alt, [[Elisabeth Seitz]], and [[Kim Bui]]. She qualified to the all-around and floor exercise finals. In the all-around final she placed twentieth and in the floor exercise final she placed sixth behind Melnikova, [[Ellie Downie]], [[Eythora Thorsdottir]], Bui, and [[Lara Mori]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/04/20/2017-european-championships-results/|title=2017 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> In June she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Seitz, fourth on uneven bars and balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/06/04/2017-german-championships-results/|title=2017 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> In September she competed at the German World Trials where was named to the team alongside Bui, Seitz, and Alt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/09/13/germany-names-worlds-team-following-trials-in-stuttgart/|title=Germany Names World Team Following Trials in Stuttgart|work=The Gymternet|date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>
Schäfer competed at the German National Team Cup where she finished second behind [[Tabea Alt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/03/04/2017-german-national-team-cup-results/|title=2017 German National Team Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=4 March 2017|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She next competed at the [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Stuttgart World Cup]] where she placed fourth behind Alt, [[Angelina Melnikova]], and [[Morgan Hurd]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tabea Alt, Oleg Verniaiev star at Stuttgart's DTB-Pokal World Cup weekend |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1757179 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=20 March 2017}}</ref> In April, Schäfer competed at the [[2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] alongside Alt, [[Elisabeth Seitz]], and [[Kim Bui]]. She qualified for the all-around and floor exercise finals. In the all-around final, she placed 20th, and in the floor exercise final, she placed sixth.<ref>{{cite web |title=7th Petrom European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women All-around Final |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/Women%27s%20all-around%20R.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=7th Petrom European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Apparatus Finals |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/Floor_0.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=23 April 2017}}</ref> In June, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Seitz, fourth on uneven bars and balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/06/04/2017-german-championships-results/|title=2017 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=4 June 2017|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> Then in September, she competed at the German World Trials where was named to the team alongside Bui, Seitz, and Alt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/09/13/germany-names-worlds-team-following-trials-in-stuttgart/|title=Germany Names World Team Following Trials in Stuttgart|work=The Gymternet|date=13 September 2017|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>

At the [[2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] Schäfer only competed on balance beam and floor exercise during qualifications. She finished twenty-second on floor exercise but third on balance beam and therefore qualified to the event final alongside compatriot Alt. During qualifications Schäfer was the only gymnast to receive an execution score higher than 8 on the balance beam. During the event final Schäfer was once again the only gymnast to receive an execution score higher than 8 and she ended up winning the gold medal on the apparatus ahead of Hurd and Alt. This was Germany's first women's gold medal at a [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] since [[German reunification]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article169438013/Deutsche-Sensations-Weltmeisterin-hat-ihren-eigenen-Salto.html|language=de|work=[[Die Welt]]|title=Deutsche Sensations-Weltmeisterin hat ihren eigenen Salto|date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> Schäfer ended the season competing at the [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]] where she placed second on balance beam behind [[Wang Cenyu]] and third on floor exercise behind [[Lilia Akhaimova]] and [[Maria Kharenkova]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/11/28/2017-cottbus-world-cup-results/|title=2017 Cottbus World Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>

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At the [[2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]], Schäfer only competed on balance beam and floor exercise during qualifications. She finished 22nd on floor exercise but third on the balance beam and therefore qualified for the event final alongside compatriot Alt. During qualifications, Schäfer was the only gymnast to receive an execution score higher than 8 on the balance beam.<ref>{{cite web |title=47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Women's Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_17worlds_qual.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=3 October 2017}}</ref> During the event final, Schäfer was once again the only gymnast to receive an execution score higher than 8, and she ended up winning the gold medal on the apparatus ahead of Hurd and Alt. This was Germany's first women's gold medal at a [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] since [[German reunification]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Haack|first1=Melanie|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article169438013/Deutsche-Sensations-Weltmeisterin-hat-ihren-eigenen-Salto.html|language=de|work=[[Die Welt]]|title=Deutsche Sensations-Weltmeisterin hat ihren eigenen Salto|trans-title=German sensational world champion has her own somersault|date=9 October 2017|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> She ended the season competing at the [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]] where she placed second on balance beam behind [[Wang Cenyu]] and third on floor exercise behind [[Lilia Akhaimova]] and [[Maria Kharenkova]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten take gold at Cottbus Individual Apparatus World Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=195645 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=27 November 2017}}</ref>


=== 2018 ===
=== 2018 ===
In June Schäfer competed at the German Euro Trials where she placed first in the all-around and received the highest scores on the balance beam and floor exercise. She was named to the team alongside [[Kim Bui]], [[Sarah Voss]], [[Leah Griesser]], and [[Emma Höfele]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/06/26/germanys-medalists-return-for-euros-trials/|title=Germany's Medalists Return for Euros Trials|work=The Gymternet|date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> The following month Schäfer competed at the Sainté Gym Cup where she placed third in the all-around behind [[Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos]] and [[Lorette Charpy]]. Additionally Germany placed second behind France in the team competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/11/2018-sainte-gym-cup-results/|title=2018 Sainte Gym Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>
In June, Schäfer competed at the German European Championships Trials where she placed first in the all-around and was named to the team alongside [[Kim Bui]], [[Sarah Voss]], [[Leah Griesser]], and [[Emma Höfele]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/06/26/germanys-medalists-return-for-euros-trials/|title=Germany's Medalists Return for Euros Trials|work=The Gymternet|date=26 June 2018|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> The following month Schäfer competed at the Sainté Gym Cup where she placed third in the all-around behind [[Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos]] and [[Lorette Charpy]]. Additionally, Germany placed second behind France in the team competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/11/2018-sainte-gym-cup-results/|title=2018 Sainte Gym Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=11 July 2018|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>


At the [[2018 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] Schäfer qualified to the balance beam final in second place behind [[Nina Derwael]] of Belgium. The German team did not qualify to the team final after Griesser and Voss fell numerous times off of the balance beam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/turnen-bei-den-european-championships-2018-pauline-schaefer-verhindert-team-blackout-am-schwebebalken_aid-24192315|title=Pauline Schäfer verhindert Turn-Desaster|language=de|work=[[Rheinische Post]]|date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> During the balance beam final Schäfer fell off the apparatus while performing her eponymous skill and finished sixth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecs.sportschau.de/ecs2018/nachrichten/Turnen-Schaefer-Wevers-und-die-richtigen-Schluesse-European-Championships-2018,schaefer624.html|title=Schäfer, die Europameisterin und die richtigen Schlüsse|language=de|work=[[Sportschau]]|date=August 6, 2018}}</ref> In September Schäfer competed at the German World Trials where she only competed uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise – on which she had a bad fall and injured her ankle. She recorded the highest balance beam score and second highest uneven bars scores of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/15/2018-german-worlds-trials-results/|title=2018 German Worlds Trials Results|work=The Gymternet|date=September 15, 2018}}</ref> Later that month Schäfer competed at the German National Championships but only competed on uneven bars due to her injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/29/2018-german-championships-results/|title=2018 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=September 29, 2018}}</ref> While she was in contention for the team to compete at the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2018 World Championships]], Schäfer decided to withdraw due to her [[Trabecular oedema|bone marrow edema]] holding her back from being able to compete at the necessary level for the World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2018-10/09/weltmeisterin-pauline-schaefer-verpasst-turn-wm-181009-99-298251|title=Weltmeisterin Pauline Schäfer verpasst Turn-WM|work=[[Die Zeit]]|language=de|date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
At the [[2018 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] she qualified for the balance beam final in second place behind [[Nina Derwael]] of Belgium. The German team did not qualify for the team final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/turnen-bei-den-european-championships-2018-pauline-schaefer-verhindert-team-blackout-am-schwebebalken_aid-24192315|title=Pauline Schäfer verhindert Turn-Desaster|language=de|work=[[Rheinische Post]]|date=3 August 2018|access-date=25 February 2024|trans-title=Pauline Schäfer prevents gymnastics disasters}}</ref> During the balance beam final, Schäfer fell off the apparatus while performing her eponymous skill and finished sixth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecs.sportschau.de/ecs2018/nachrichten/Turnen-Schaefer-Wevers-und-die-richtigen-Schluesse-European-Championships-2018,schaefer624.html|title=Schäfer, die Europameisterin und die richtigen Schlüsse|trans-title=Schäfer, the European champion and the right conclusions|language=de|work=[[Sportschau]]|date=6 August 2018|access-date=25 February 2024|last1=Neuhauss|first1=Floria}}</ref> In September, she competed at the German World Trials where she only competed on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise – on which she fell and injured her ankle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/15/2018-german-worlds-trials-results/|title=2018 German Worlds Trials Results|work=The Gymternet|date=15 September 2018|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> Later that month, Schäfer competed at the German National Championships but only competed on uneven bars due to her injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/29/2018-german-championships-results/|title=2018 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=29 September 2018|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> While she was in contention for the team to compete at the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]], Schäfer decided to withdraw due to her [[Trabecular oedema|bone marrow edema]] holding her back from being able to compete at the necessary level for the World Championships.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2018-10/09/weltmeisterin-pauline-schaefer-verpasst-turn-wm-181009-99-298251|title=Weltmeisterin Pauline Schäfer verpasst Turn-WM|trans-title=World champion Pauline Schäfer misses the World Gymnastics Championships|work=[[Die Zeit]]|language=de|date=9 October 2018|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>


===2019===
===2019===
Schäfer returned to competition in March where she competed at the DTB Team Challenge but she only competed on vault and uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/18/2019-dtb-team-challenge-results/|title=2019 DTB Team Challenge Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> In April she competed at the [[2019 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]. During qualifications she only competed on balance beam and uneven bars. She qualified to the balance beam final in second place behind [[Giorgia Villa]]. During event finals she fell off the apparatus and finished in sixth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/04/20/2019-european-championships-results/|title=2019 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> In August she competed at the German National Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around and on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/08/03/2019-german-championships-results/|title=2019 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> At the German World Trials Schäfer finished fourth in the all-around but posted the highest score on balance beam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/08/26/2019-german-worlds-trials-results/|title=2019 German World Trials Results|work=The Gymternet|date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> She next competed at a friendly competition in [[Worms, Germany]] where she finished eighth in the all-around but helped Germany finish first as a team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/09/13/2019-worms-friendly-results/|title=2019 Worms Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> Following the competition Schäfer was named as the alternate for the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/news/artikel/dtb-frauenteam-fuer-die-turn-wm-in-stuttgart-steht-8867/|language=de|title=DTB Frauenteam für die Turn-WM in Stuttgart steht|work=DTB|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231092924/https://www.dtb.de/news/artikel/dtb-frauenteam-fuer-die-turn-wm-in-stuttgart-steht-8867/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Schäfer returned to competition in March where she competed at the DTB Team Challenge, but she only competed on vault and uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/18/2019-dtb-team-challenge-results/|title=2019 DTB Team Challenge Results|work=The Gymternet|date=18 March 2019|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> In April, she competed at the [[2019 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]. During qualifications, she only competed on the balance beam and uneven bars. She qualified for the balance beam final in second place behind [[Giorgia Villa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20Balance%20beam%20ApparatusResultsWag.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=11 April 2019}}</ref> During the event finals, she fell off the apparatus and finished in sixth place.<ref>{{cite web |title=8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Finals |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Balance%20beam%20ApparatusResultsWag.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=14 April 2019}}</ref> In August, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around and on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/08/03/2019-german-championships-results/|title=2019 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=3 August 2019|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> At the German World Trials, Schäfer finished fourth in the all-around but posted the highest score on balance beam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/08/26/2019-german-worlds-trials-results/|title=2019 German World Trials Results|work=The Gymternet|date=26 August 2019|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> She next competed at a friendly competition in [[Worms, Germany]] where she finished eighth in the all-around but helped Germany finish first as a team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/09/13/2019-worms-friendly-results/|title=2019 Worms Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=13 September 2019|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> Following the competition Schäfer was named as the alternate for the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/news/artikel/dtb-frauenteam-fuer-die-turn-wm-in-stuttgart-steht-8867/|language=de|title=DTB Frauenteam für die Turn-WM in Stuttgart steht|trans-title=DTB women's team for the World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart|work=DTB|date=12 September 2019|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231092924/https://www.dtb.de/news/artikel/dtb-frauenteam-fuer-die-turn-wm-in-stuttgart-steht-8867/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


At the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] [[Sophie Scheder]] withdrew due to injury and Schäfer ended up competing in her place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/pauline-schaefer-turnt-fuer-verletzte-sophie-scheder-8916/|title=Pauline Schäfer turnt für verletzte Sophie Scheder|language=de|work=DTB|date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> During qualifications Schäfer only competed on balance beam and helped Germany place ninth as a team. Although they did not qualify to the team final, they [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification#Women's events|qualified a team]] to the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympic Games]] in [[Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1181192566039031808|user=TeamD|date=October 7, 2019|title=Olympiaqualifikation für das Turn-Team der Damen!}}</ref>
At the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]], [[Sophie Scheder]] withdrew due to injury, and Schäfer ended up competing in her place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/pauline-schaefer-turnt-fuer-verletzte-sophie-scheder-8916/|title=Pauline Schäfer turnt für verletzte Sophie Scheder|trans-title=Pauline Schäfer is doing gymnastics for the injured Sophie Scheder|language=de|work=DTB|date=3 October 2019|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> During qualifications Schäfer only competed on balance beam and helped Germany place ninth as a team. Although they did not qualify for the team final, they [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification#Women's events|qualified a team]] to the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympic Games]] in [[Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mix of emotions for German women in Stuttgart |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2700849 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=8 October 2019}}</ref>


===2021===
===2021===
On June 13 Schäfer was selected to represent [[Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] alongside [[Elisabeth Seitz]], [[Kim Bui]], and [[Sarah Voss]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dtb-benennt-turn-team-fuer-olympische-spiele|title=DTB benennt Turn-Team für Olympische Spiele|language=de|date=June 13, 2021|work=Turn-Team Deutschland}}</ref> In qualifications at the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] Germany finished ninth as a team and did not advance to the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/deutsche-frauen-turnen-knapp-am-finale-vorbei|language=de|title=Deutsche Frauen turnen knapp am Teamfinale vorbei|work=[[:de:Deutscher Turner-Bund|German Gymnastics Federation]]|date=July 25, 2021}}</ref>
At the German Championships, Schäfer finished second in the all-around behind [[Elisabeth Seitz]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 German Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/06/11/2021-german-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=11 June 2021}}</ref> On 13 June, she was selected to represent [[Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] alongside Seitz, [[Kim Bui]], and [[Sarah Voss]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dtb-benennt-turn-team-fuer-olympische-spiele|title=DTB benennt Turn-Team für Olympische Spiele|trans-title=DTB names gymnastics team for the Olympic Games|language=de|date=13 June 2021|work=Turn-Team Deutschland|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> In qualifications at the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], Germany finished ninth as a team and did not advance to the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/deutsche-frauen-turnen-knapp-am-finale-vorbei|language=de|title=Deutsche Frauen turnen knapp am Teamfinale vorbei|trans-title=German women narrowly miss the team finals|work=[[:de:Deutscher Turner-Bund|German Gymnastics Federation]]|date=25 July 2021|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> She was selected as the sole representative to compete at the [[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Kitakyushu]], Japan. During the balance beam final she won the silver medal behind [[Urara Ashikawa]] of Japan. This was her third overall world medal on the apparatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/silber-fuer-pauline-schaefer|title=Silber für Pauline Schäfer-Betz|trans-title=Silver for Pauline Schäfer-Betz|work=DTB|language=de|date=24 October 2021}}</ref>

Schäfer was selected as the sole representative to compete at the [[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Kitakyushu]], Japan. She qualified third into the Balance Beam event final with a 13.733. She also competed floor and finished sixteenth with a 12.866. During the balance beam final she won the silver medal behind [[Urara Ashikawa]] of Japan. This was her third overall world medal on the apparatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/silber-fuer-pauline-schaefer|title=Silber für Pauline Schäfer-Betz|work=DTB|language=de|date=October 24, 2021}}</ref>


===2022===
===2022===
In June, Schäfer won the gold medal on the balance beam at the [[2022 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Osijek World Challenge Cup]] in Croatia.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://thegymter.net/2022/06/13/2022-osijek-challenge-cup-results/|title=2022 Osijek Challenge Cup results|website=The Gymternet|date=13 June 2022}}</ref> She went on to compete at the German Championships, where she won the gold in the balance beam final, and finished sixth in the floor final.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://thegymter.net/2022/06/27/2022-german-championships-results/|title=2022 German Championships results|website=The Gymternet|date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
In June, Schäfer won the gold medal on the balance beam at the [[2022 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Osijek World Challenge Cup]] in Croatia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden celebration for Croatia at World Challenge Cup in Osijek |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3537163 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=13 June 2022}}</ref> She went on to compete at the German Championships, where she won the gold in the balance beam final, and finished sixth in the floor final.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://thegymter.net/2022/06/27/2022-german-championships-results/|title=2022 German Championships results|website=The Gymternet|date=27 June 2022|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> In August, Schäfer competed at the [[2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] in [[Munich]], where she helped Germany qualify for the team final in fourth place. Individually, she also qualified for the balance beam final.<ref name=2022UEG>{{cite web|url= https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2022-european-championships-artistic-gymnastics/results|title=2022 European Championships|website=[[European Gymnastics]]|accessdate=13 August 2022}}</ref> In the team final, the German team of Schäfer, [[Kim Bui]], [[Emma Malewski]], [[Sarah Voss]] and [[Elisabeth Seitz]] won the bronze medal behind Italy and Great Britain — Germany's first [[European Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's team all-around|team medal]] in European Championship history.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/mehr-sport/european-championships-deutsche-turnerinnen-gewinnen-bronze-18242648.html|title= Turnerinnen schreiben EM-Geschichte – Frust bei Ruder-Achter|trans-title=Gymnasts write European Championship history – frustration in rowing eights
|website= Frankfurter Allgemeine|language=DE|date=13 August 2022|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> In the balance beam final, Schäfer finished fifth with a score of 13.200.<ref name=2022UEG/>

In August, Schäfer competed at the [[2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] in [[Munich]], where she helped Germany qualify to the team final in fourth place. Individually, she also qualified to the balance beam final.<ref name=2022UEG>{{cite web|url= https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2022-european-championships-artistic-gymnastics/results|title=2022 European Championships|website=European Gymnastics|accessdate=13 August 2022}}</ref> In the team final, the German team of Schäfer, [[Kim Bui]], [[Emma Malewski]], [[Sarah Voss]] and [[Elisabeth Seitz]] won the bronze medal behind Italy and Great Britain — Germany's first [[European Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's team all-around|team medal]] in European Championship history.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/mehr-sport/european-championships-deutsche-turnerinnen-gewinnen-bronze-18242648.html|title= Turnerinnen schreiben EM-Geschichte – Frust bei Ruder-Achter|website= Frankfurter Allgemeine|language=DE|date=13 August 2022}}</ref> In the beam final, Schäfer finished fifth with a score of 13.200.<ref name=2022UEG/>

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=== 2023 ===
=== 2023 ===
Schäfer won the all-around bronze medal at the German Championships behind [[Elisabeth Seitz]] and [[Emma Malewski]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 German Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/07/09/2023-german-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=9 July 2023}}</ref> She competed at the [[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Antwerp]] and helped Germany finish 13th in qualifications. Although Germany did not qualify a full team to the [[Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Olympic Games]], Schäfer [[Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification|earned an individual berth]] as the second highest ranked all-around among gymnasts whose teams did not qualify.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition! |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3986502 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=3 October 2023}}</ref> During the individual finals, Schäfer finished 24th in the all-around and eighth on the balance beam.<ref>{{cite web |title=52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Women's All-Around Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/w_23worlds_aa.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=6 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Women's Balance Beam Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/w_23worlds_events.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |pages=3 |date=8 October 2023}}</ref>
At the [[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2023 World Championships]] in [[Antwerp]], Schäfer qualified for an indivudual spot at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Olympic Games]] as the best German all-around gymnast. She will compete in the All Around final alongside [[Sarah Voss]] on Friday, September 6, as well as in the Balance Beam final on Sunday, September 8.<ref>https://olympics.com/en/news/2023-world-artistic-gymnastics-champs-all-results-scores-complete-list</ref>

=== 2024 ===
At the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], Schäfer finished 56th in the floor exercise and 26th on balance beam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCHAEFER-BETZ Pauline - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=20663&type=licence |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}</ref>


==Eponymous skill==
==Eponymous skill==
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==Competitive history==
==Competitive history==
[[File:Pauline Schäfer (GER) 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Schäfer at the [[2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2015 European Championships]]]]
[[File:Deutsche Meisterschaften Gerätturnen Mehrkampf weiblich Siegerehrung at Internationales Deutsches Turnfest Berlin 2017 (Martin Rulsch) 077.jpg|thumb|right|Schäfer (left) at the 2017 German Championships]]
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| align=left | [[2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Ljubljana World Cup]] || || || || || {{abbreviation|R1|Schäfer finished 9th in qualification and was the First Reserve}} ||
| align=left | [[2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Ljubljana World Cup]] || || || || || {{abbreviation|R1|Schäfer finished 9th in qualification and was the First Reserve}} ||
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| align=left | National Championships || || 4 || 4 || || {{brca}} || 6
| align=left | German Championships || || 4 || 4 || || {{bronze3}} || 6
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| rowspan="6" | '''[[2014 in artistic gymnastics|2014]]''' || align=left | Munich Friendly || {{sica}} || 6 || || || ||
| rowspan="6" | '''[[2014 in artistic gymnastics|2014]]''' || align=left | Munich Friendly || {{silver2}} || 6 || || || ||
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|- bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | [[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || 4 || || || || ||
| align=left | [[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || 4 || || || || ||
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| align=left | German Championships || || {{sica}} || {{goca}} || 6 || {{goca}} || {{sica}}
| align=left | German Championships || || {{silver2}} || {{gold1}} || 6 || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}}
|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | [[2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{abbreviation|R1|Germany finished 9th in qualification and was the First Reserve}} || || || || ||
| align=left | [[2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{abbreviation|R1|Germany finished 9th in qualification and was the First Reserve}} || || || || ||
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| align=left | Stuttgart World Cup || {{goca}} || || || || ||
| align=left | Stuttgart World Cup || {{gold1}} || || || || ||
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| align=left | [[2014 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Glasgow World Cup]] || || 8 || || || ||
| align=left | [[2014 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Glasgow World Cup]] || || 8 || || || ||
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| align=left | [[2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || || || || || 7 ||
| align=left | [[2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || || || || || 7 ||
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| align=left | Flanders International Team Challenge || {{goca}} || 5 || || || ||
| align=left | Flanders International Team Challenge || {{gold1}} || 5 || || || ||
|-
|-
| align=left | German Championships || || {{sica}} || {{goca}} || 6 || {{goca}} || 5
| align=left | German Championships || || {{silver2}} || {{gold1}} || 6 || {{gold1}} || 5
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|-
| align=left | World Trials || || {{brca}} || || || ||
| align=left | World Trials || || {{bronze3}} || || || ||
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|-
| align=left | Länderkampf Kunstturnen || {{sica}} || {{sica}} || || || ||
| align=left | Länderkampf Kunstturnen || {{silver2}} || {{silver2}} || || || ||
|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || || 19 || || || {{brca}} ||
| align=left | [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || || 19 || || || {{bronze3}} ||
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| align=left | Arthur Gander Memorial || || {{sica}} || || || ||
| align=left | Arthur Gander Memorial || || {{silver2}} || || || ||
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| align=left | Swiss Cup || {{brca}} || || || || ||
| align=left | Swiss Cup || {{bronze3}} || || || || ||
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| rowspan="7" | '''[[2016 in artistic gymnastics|2016]]''' || align=left | National Team Cup || || {{goca}} || || || ||
| rowspan="7" | '''[[2016 in artistic gymnastics|2016]]''' || align=left | National Team Cup || || {{gold1}} || || || ||
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| align=left | [[2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series#Women|Stuttgart World Cup]] || || 5 || || || ||
| align=left | [[2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series#Women|Stuttgart World Cup]] || || 5 || || || ||
|-
|-
| align=left | [[2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event|Olympic Test Event]] || {{sica}} || || || || 6 || 5
| align=left | [[2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event|Olympic Test Event]] || {{silver2}} || || || || 6 || 5
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| align=left | German Championships || || {{brca}} || || || {{goca}} || {{goca}}
| align=left | German Championships || || {{bronze3}} || || || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}}
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| align=left | Olympic Trials || || 4 || || || ||
| align=left | Olympic Trials || || 4 || || || ||
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| align=left | Chemnitz Friendly || {{goca}} || {{sica}} || || || ||
| align=left | Chemnitz Friendly || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || || || ||
|- bgcolor=98FB98
|- bgcolor=98FB98
| align=left | '''[[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]''' || 6 || || || || ||R2
| align=left | '''[[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]''' || '''6''' || || || || || '''{{abbreviation|R2|Schäfer finished 12th in qualification and was the Second Reserve}}'''
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| rowspan="7" | '''[[2017 in artistic gymnastics|2017]]''' || align=left | National Team Cup || {{goca}} || {{sica}} || || || ||
| rowspan="7" | '''[[2017 in artistic gymnastics|2017]]''' || align=left | National Team Cup || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || || || ||
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| align=left | [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Stuttgart World Cup]] || || 4 || || || ||
| align=left | [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Stuttgart World Cup]] || || 4 || || || ||
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| align=left | [[2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || || 20 || || || || 6
| align=left | [[2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || || 20 || || || || 6
|-
|-
| align=left | German Championships || || {{sica}} || || 4 || 4 || {{goca}}
| align=left | German Championships || || {{silver2}} || || 4 || 4 || {{gold1}}
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|-
| align=left | World Trials || || {{sica}} || || || ||
| align=left | World Trials || || {{silver2}} || || || ||
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|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left |[[2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || || || || || {{goca}} ||
| align=left |[[2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || || || || || {{gold1}} ||
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| align=left | [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]] || || || || || {{sica}} || {{brca}}
| align=left | [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]] || || || || || {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}}
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| rowspan="4" | '''[[2018 in artistic gymnastics|2018]]''' || align=left | German Euro Trials || || {{goca}} || || || ||
| rowspan="4" | '''[[2018 in artistic gymnastics|2018]]''' || align=left | German Euro Trials || || {{gold1}} || || || ||
|-
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| align=left | Sainté Gym Cup || {{sica}} || {{brca}} || || || ||
| align=left | Sainté Gym Cup || {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}} || || || ||
|- bgcolor=#F5F6CE
|- bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | [[2018 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || {{abbreviation|R2|Germany finished 10th in qualification and was the Second Reserve}} || || || || 6 ||
| align=left | [[2018 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || {{abbreviation|R2|Germany finished 10th in qualification and was the Second Reserve}} || || || || 6 ||
|-
|-
| align=left | German World Trials || || || || {{sica}} || {{goca}} ||
| align=left | German World Trials || || || || {{silver2}} || {{gold1}} ||
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|-
| rowspan="6" | '''[[2019 in artistic gymnastics|2019]]''' || align=left | DTB Team Challenge || 5 || || || || ||
| rowspan="6" | '''[[2019 in artistic gymnastics|2019]]''' || align=left | DTB Team Challenge || 5 || || || || ||
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| align=left | [[2019 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || || || || || 6 ||
| align=left | [[2019 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || || || || || 6 ||
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| align=left | National Championships || || 6 || || || || 6
| align=left | German Championships || || 6 || || || || 6
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| align=left | German World Trials || || 4 || || || ||
| align=left | German World Trials || || 4 || || || ||
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| align=left | [[Worms, Germany|Worms]] Friendly || {{goca}} || 8 || || || ||
| align=left | [[Worms, Germany|Worms]] Friendly || {{gold1}} || 8 || || || ||
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] ||{{abbreviation|R1|Germany finished 9th in qualification and was the First Reserve}} || || || || ||
| align=left | [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] ||{{abbreviation|R1|Germany finished 9th in qualification and was the First Reserve}} || || || || ||
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Pauline Schäfer
Personal information
Full namePauline Sieglinde Schäfer-Betz
Country represented Germany
Born (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27)
Saarbrücken, Germany
ResidenceChemnitz, Germany
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2012 – present (GER)
ClubKTV Chemnitz
Head coach(es)Kay-Uwe Temme
Former coach(es)Gabriele Frehse
Eponymous skillsSchäfer (E) (balance beam): side somersault with a half twist
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Montreal Balance beam
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kitakyushu Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Balance beam
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Team

Pauline Sieglinde Schäfer-Betz or Pauline Schäfer (born 4 January 1997) is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the 2017 World Champion, the 2021 World silver medalist, and the 2015 World bronze medalist on the balance beam. She was part of the bronze medal-winning German team at the 2022 European Championships.

Personal life

[edit]

Schäfer was born in 1997 in Saarbrücken, Saarland. She has one younger sister Helene and two older brothers. She began gymnastics at five years old at TV Pflugscheid-Hixberg.[1] In 2012, she moved from Bierbach an der Blies to the boarding school Sportgymnasium Chemnitz.[2]

Gymnastics career

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Schäfer competed at the 2012 Junior European Championships with the German team that placed fifth.[3]

2013

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Schäfer turned senior in 2013 and made her international debut at the Cottbus World Cup in March. During qualifications, she placed nineteenth on balance beam and ninth on vault, making her the first reserve for the vault final.[4][5] Later that month she competed at the Chemnitz Friendly where she was on a mixed team with compatriot Carina Kröll and Americans Amelia Hundley and Brenna Dowell. They finished fourth as a team. In the all-around, Schäfer finished in eighth place.[6] The following month, Schäfer competed at the Ljubljana World Cup. During qualifications, she placed fourteenth on vault, twelfth on floor, and ninth on balance beam and therefore did not advance to any event finals.[7] In May, she competed at her first German National Championships as a senior elite gymnast. She finished fourth in the all-around behind Elisabeth Seitz, Lisa Katharina Hill, and Kim Bui.[8] During event finals she finished fourth on vault, third on balance beam, and sixth on floor exercise. She then competed at the World Championships, but she did not qualify for any event finals.[9]

2014

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Schäfer started the season competing at a friendly competition in Munich where she helped Germany place second behind Great Britain. Individually, she placed sixth in the all-around.[10] She was later selected to compete at the European Championships alongside Kim Bui, Çağla Akyol, Sophie Scheder, and Janine Berger. Together they finished fourth in the team final.[11] In August, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around and on floor exercise behind Bui, first on vault and balance beam, and sixth on uneven bars.[12] The following month, Schäfer competed at the Länderkampf Kunstturnen, a friendly competition, where Germany defeated Romania and Switzerland. Individually, Schäfer finished third in the all-around behind Larisa Iordache and Giulia Steingruber.[13]

In October, Schäfer represented Germany at the 2014 World Championships alongside Bui, Akyol, Lisa Katharina Hill, Elisabeth Seitz, and Scheder. Together they finished ninth during qualifications and were the first reserve for the team final.[14] Although she didn't qualify for any individual finals, Schäfer successfully performed a new element, a sideways salto tucked with ½ turn (180°) take off from one leg to side stand, which was therefore named after her in the Code of Points.[15] In November, Schäfer competed at the DTB Team Challenge where she helped Germany finish first as a team. Individually, she finished second on vault and floor exercise behind Ksenia Afanasyeva, fourth on uneven bars, but won gold on the balance beam.[16] She ended the season competing at the Glasgow World Cup where she finished eighth.[17]

2015

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Schäfer at the 2015 European Championships

Schäfer began the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she only competed on balance beam and placed tenth in qualifications.[18] She was later selected to compete at the European Championships. While there, she qualified for the balance beam final where she placed seventh.[19] In May, she competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where she helped Germany place first as a team, and individually, she placed fifth in the all-around.[20] In September, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Elisabeth Seitz. She placed first on vault and balance beam, fifth on floor exercise, and sixth on uneven bars.[21] She next competed at the German World Trials where she placed third behind Seitz and Sophie Scheder.[22]

Schäfer was selected to represent Germany at the World Championships alongside Seitz, Scheder, Leah Griesser, Lisa Katharina Hill, and Pauline Tratz. During qualifications, they placed 12th and did not advance to the team final.[23] However, Schäfer placed 13th in the all-around and eighth on the balance beam and qualified for both finals. During the all-around final Schäfer ended up placing 19th.[24] During the balance beam final, Schäfer performed a clean routine and won the bronze medal behind Simone Biles and Sanne Wevers, Germany's first beam medal in over 30 years.[25] In November, she competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial where she won the silver medal in three-event all-around behind Larisa Iordache.[26] She ended the season competing at the Swiss Cup. In this mixed pairs event, she was partnered with Andreas Bretschneider. Together they finished third behind the Ukrainian team of Angelina Kysla and Oleg Verniaiev and the Romanian team of Iordache and Marius Berbecar.[27]

2016

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In March, Schäfer competed at the German National Team Cup where she finished first in the all-around.[28] She next competed at the Stuttgart World Cup where she finished fifth after grabbing the beam.[29] In April, she competed at the Olympic Test Event where she helped Germany place second behind Brazil and qualify a team to the Olympic Games.[30] Individually, she placed sixth on the balance beam and fifth on the floor exercise.[31] In June, Schäfer competed at the German National Championships where she placed third in the all-around behind Sophie Scheder and Elisabeth Seitz. She won gold on both the balance beam and floor exercise.[32] The following month she competed at the Olympic Trials where she placed fourth and was named to the team alongside Seitz, Scheder, Kim Bui, and Tabea Alt.[33] She next competed at a friendly competition in Chemnitz where Germany finished in first, and individually, Schäfer finished second behind Giulia Steingruber.[34]

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, during qualifications Schäfer competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise and helped Germany qualify to the team final for the first time since German reunification. During the team final Schäfer once again contributed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise towards Germany's sixth-place finish.[35]

2017

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Schäfer competed at the German National Team Cup where she finished second behind Tabea Alt.[36] She next competed at the Stuttgart World Cup where she placed fourth behind Alt, Angelina Melnikova, and Morgan Hurd.[37] In April, Schäfer competed at the European Championships alongside Alt, Elisabeth Seitz, and Kim Bui. She qualified for the all-around and floor exercise finals. In the all-around final, she placed 20th, and in the floor exercise final, she placed sixth.[38][39] In June, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Seitz, fourth on uneven bars and balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.[40] Then in September, she competed at the German World Trials where was named to the team alongside Bui, Seitz, and Alt.[41]

Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise
Schäfer at the 2017 German Championships

At the World Championships, Schäfer only competed on balance beam and floor exercise during qualifications. She finished 22nd on floor exercise but third on the balance beam and therefore qualified for the event final alongside compatriot Alt. During qualifications, Schäfer was the only gymnast to receive an execution score higher than 8 on the balance beam.[42] During the event final, Schäfer was once again the only gymnast to receive an execution score higher than 8, and she ended up winning the gold medal on the apparatus ahead of Hurd and Alt. This was Germany's first women's gold medal at a World Championships since German reunification.[43] She ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she placed second on balance beam behind Wang Cenyu and third on floor exercise behind Lilia Akhaimova and Maria Kharenkova.[44]

2018

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In June, Schäfer competed at the German European Championships Trials where she placed first in the all-around and was named to the team alongside Kim Bui, Sarah Voss, Leah Griesser, and Emma Höfele.[45] The following month Schäfer competed at the Sainté Gym Cup where she placed third in the all-around behind Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos and Lorette Charpy. Additionally, Germany placed second behind France in the team competition.[46]

At the European Championships she qualified for the balance beam final in second place behind Nina Derwael of Belgium. The German team did not qualify for the team final.[47] During the balance beam final, Schäfer fell off the apparatus while performing her eponymous skill and finished sixth.[48] In September, she competed at the German World Trials where she only competed on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise – on which she fell and injured her ankle.[49] Later that month, Schäfer competed at the German National Championships but only competed on uneven bars due to her injury.[50] While she was in contention for the team to compete at the World Championships, Schäfer decided to withdraw due to her bone marrow edema holding her back from being able to compete at the necessary level for the World Championships.[51]

2019

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Schäfer returned to competition in March where she competed at the DTB Team Challenge, but she only competed on vault and uneven bars.[52] In April, she competed at the European Championships. During qualifications, she only competed on the balance beam and uneven bars. She qualified for the balance beam final in second place behind Giorgia Villa.[53] During the event finals, she fell off the apparatus and finished in sixth place.[54] In August, she competed at the German National Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around and on floor exercise.[55] At the German World Trials, Schäfer finished fourth in the all-around but posted the highest score on balance beam.[56] She next competed at a friendly competition in Worms, Germany where she finished eighth in the all-around but helped Germany finish first as a team.[57] Following the competition Schäfer was named as the alternate for the World Championships.[58]

At the World Championships, Sophie Scheder withdrew due to injury, and Schäfer ended up competing in her place.[59] During qualifications Schäfer only competed on balance beam and helped Germany place ninth as a team. Although they did not qualify for the team final, they qualified a team to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[60]

2021

[edit]

At the German Championships, Schäfer finished second in the all-around behind Elisabeth Seitz.[61] On 13 June, she was selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Seitz, Kim Bui, and Sarah Voss.[62] In qualifications at the Olympic Games, Germany finished ninth as a team and did not advance to the finals.[63] She was selected as the sole representative to compete at the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. During the balance beam final she won the silver medal behind Urara Ashikawa of Japan. This was her third overall world medal on the apparatus.[64]

2022

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In June, Schäfer won the gold medal on the balance beam at the Osijek World Challenge Cup in Croatia.[65] She went on to compete at the German Championships, where she won the gold in the balance beam final, and finished sixth in the floor final.[66] In August, Schäfer competed at the European Championships in Munich, where she helped Germany qualify for the team final in fourth place. Individually, she also qualified for the balance beam final.[67] In the team final, the German team of Schäfer, Kim Bui, Emma Malewski, Sarah Voss and Elisabeth Seitz won the bronze medal behind Italy and Great Britain — Germany's first team medal in European Championship history.[68] In the balance beam final, Schäfer finished fifth with a score of 13.200.[67]

Floor exercise (qualifications)
Balance beam (qualifications)
Balance beam (qualifications)
Balance beam final
Schäfer-Betz at the 2022 European Championships

2023

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Schäfer won the all-around bronze medal at the German Championships behind Elisabeth Seitz and Emma Malewski.[69] She competed at the World Championships in Antwerp and helped Germany finish 13th in qualifications. Although Germany did not qualify a full team to the 2024 Olympic Games, Schäfer earned an individual berth as the second highest ranked all-around among gymnasts whose teams did not qualify.[70] During the individual finals, Schäfer finished 24th in the all-around and eighth on the balance beam.[71][72]

2024

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At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Schäfer finished 56th in the floor exercise and 26th on balance beam.[73]

Eponymous skill

[edit]

Schäfer has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[74]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Added to the Code of Points
Balance beam Schaefer Salto sideward tucked with ½ turn (180°) take off from one leg to side stand E 2014 World Championships
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

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Schäfer at the 2015 European Championships
Schäfer (left) at the 2017 German Championships
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2012
European Championships 5
Senior
2013 Cottbus World Cup R1
Chemnitz Friendly 4 8
Ljubljana World Cup R1
German Championships 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
2014 Munich Friendly 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
European Championships 4
German Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships R1
Stuttgart World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Glasgow World Cup 8
2015 Cottbus World Cup R2
European Championships 7
Flanders International Team Challenge 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
German Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
World Trials 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Länderkampf Kunstturnen 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Arthur Gander Memorial 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Swiss Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 National Team Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Stuttgart World Cup 5
Olympic Test Event 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5
German Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Trials 4
Chemnitz Friendly 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games 6 R2
2017 National Team Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Stuttgart World Cup 4
European Championships 20 6
German Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 German Euro Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sainté Gym Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships R2 6
German World Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 DTB Team Challenge 5
European Championships 6
German Championships 6 6
German World Trials 4
Worms Friendly 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8
World Championships R1
2021 German Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games R1
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Osijek Challenge Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
German Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
2023 German Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Heidelberg Friendly 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
World Championships 13 24 8
Arthur Gander Memorial 4
Swiss Cup 7
2024 German Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olympic Games 26

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