Bianka Schwede

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Bianka Schwede
Personal information
Born (1953-01-09) 9 January 1953 (age 71)
Dresden, East Germany
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Montreal Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Lucerne Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Nottingham Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Amsterdam Eight

Bianka Schwede (later Borrmann, born 9 January 1953) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Dresden. In 1976 she was a crew member of the East German boat that won the gold medal in the coxed four event. [1] Under her married name, she travelled as a reserve to the 1978 World Rowing Championships in New Zealand but did not compete. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bianka Schwede". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "DDR-Ruderaufgebot für die Weltmeisterschaft" [GDR rowing team for the World Championship]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 33, no. 240. 11 October 1978. p. 5. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.


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