Monika Kallies

Monika Kallies
Personal information
Born	31 July 1956 (age 66); Stralsund, Bezirk Rostock, East Germany
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record
Representing East Germany
Women's rowing
World Championships

Last updated May 25, 2023

Monika Kallies (later Leschhorn; born 31 July 1956) is a German rower

Kallies was born in 1956 in Stralsund and was a member of SC Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.^[1] At the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham she won a gold medal with the women's eight.^[2] She won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics with the women's eight.^[1]^[3]

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References

1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Monika Kallies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
↑ "Monika Leschhorn-Kallies". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 17 February 2018.
↑ "Olympische Spiele 1976 Montreal". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.

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[SR_profile-1] 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Monika Kallies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[FISA_profile-2] "Monika Leschhorn-Kallies". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[3] "Olympische Spiele 1976 Montreal". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.

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