Birgit Peter
East German rower
Birgit Peter (first from left) in 1985 | ||
Medal record | ||
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Women's rowing | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Representing East Germany | ||
1988 Seoul | Double sculls | |
Representing Germany | ||
1992 Barcelona | Quadruple sculls | |
World Rowing Championships | ||
Representing East Germany | ||
1985 Hazewinkel | Quadruple sculls | |
1990 Tasmania | Single scull | |
1989 Bled | Single scull |
Birgit Peter (born 27 January 1964)[1] is a German rower and double Olympic gold medalist.
Life and career
Peter was born in Potsdam, East Germany. She competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo, and she won medals at various international rowing competitions.[2][3][4] In October 1986, she was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class) for her sporting success.[5] The Olympic gold medal that she won in 1988 in the double sculls teamed up with Martina Schröter was the 500th Olympic medal won by East Germany.[6]
References
- ^ "Birgit Peter". RowingOne.com. World Rowing. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ RRK 08 Rudern – Deutsche Rudererfolge bei Weltmeisterschaften
- ^ "HickokSports.com – History – Olympic Rowing Medalists". Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
- ^ "Birgit Peter". RowingOne.com. World Rowing. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high state awards]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 42, no. 243. 15 October 1986. p. 6. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Der Han wurde Gold-River für die Ruderflotte der DDR" [The Han became Gold River for the rowing fleet of the GDR]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 43, no. 228. 26 September 1988. p. 5. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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Olympic champions – Women's double sculls
- 1976: Svetla Otsetova & Zdravka Yordanova (BUL)
- 1980: Yelena Khloptseva & Larisa Popova (URS)
- 1984: Marioara Popescu & Elisabeta Oleniuc (ROU)
- 1988: Birgit Peter & Martina Schröter (GDR)
- 1992: Kerstin Köppen & Kathrin Boron (GER)
- 1996: Kathleen Heddle & Marnie McBean (CAN)
- 2000: Jana Thieme & Kathrin Boron (GER)
- 2004: Georgina & Caroline Evers-Swindell (NZL)
- 2008: Georgina & Caroline Evers-Swindell (NZL)
- 2012: Anna Watkins & Katherine Grainger (GBR)
- 2016: Magdalena Fularczyk & Natalia Madaj (POL)
- 2020: Ancuța Bodnar & Simona Radiș (ROU)
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