Related Research Articles
Renate Stecher is a German sprint runner and a triple Olympic champion. She held 34 world records and was the first woman to run 100 metres within 11 seconds.
Ingrid Mickler-Becker is a former West German athlete. Her name is sometimes written incorrectly as Ingrid Mickler in result lists. Her international career lasted from 1960 to 1972. She won the pentathlon gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 4×100 m relay gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Becker was the first German woman to clear 1.70 m in high jump (1970) and 6.50 m in the long jump (1967).
Renate Fischer is a former East German cross-country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She earned a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry. She also competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Renate Boy was a German shot putter, who in 1961 became the first German woman to throw over 17 meters. Garisch-Culmberger competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics representing the United Team of Germany and at the 1968 Olympics representing East Germany, and finished in sixth, second and fifth place, respectively. At the European Championships she won a silver medal in 1962, and finished fifth in 1969. In 1964, Garisch-Culmberger set a new indoor world record at 17.18m, and nationally she won East German titles in 1961 to 1965, and 1967.
Christina Schiffner is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
Wolfgang Gunkel was an East German rower who mostly competed in coxed pairs together with Jörg Lucke. In this event he won the European title in 1971, the Olympic gold medal in 1972, and the world title in 1975. His crew placed fourth at the 1968 Olympics. Gunkel won another world title in the men's eight in 1977. In February 1978, he was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.
Petra Boesler is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Gerhardus Cornelius Potgieter is a retired South African Track and field athletics competitor, primarily known for the 400-metre and 440-yard hurdles. His innovation was to run 14 steps between the hurdles. For perspective, 1980's legend Edwin Moses' innovation was to run 13 steps. Former world record holder Kevin Young was able to achieve 12 steps between some hurdles.
Martina Boesler is a German rower. She is the sister of Petra Boesler, who is also an Olympic rower. Their aunt, Renate Boesler, won several medals at European Rowing Championships.
Renate Vogel is a retired East German breaststroke swimmer. She had her best achievements in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, setting two world records in 1973 and 1974, and winning a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships and 1974 European Aquatics Championships. She also won two world titles in the 100 m and 200 breaststroke events in 1973, and set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke in 1974.
Renāte Lāce was a Latvian track and field athlete. She won the gold medal at the 1963 Summer Universiade in the 100 metres event, and has got several other medals at Universiade. Lāce competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics – 4th place in the 4 x 100 metres relay.
Gabriele Renate "Gabi" Hirschbichler is a German speed skater. She was born in Traunstein. She competed at the 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in 500 meters and 1000 meters.
Wolfgang Sigl is an Austrian rower. He finished fifth in the men's lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Both his mother and grandmother were multiple medallists at European Rowing Championships in single sculls. His grandmother won five silver and two bronze medals, and his mother won two bronze medals.
Renate Junker is a German athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Renate Gärtner is a German athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics, representing West Germany.
Renate Dannhauer-Borges is a German former cross-country skier. She competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Renate Roider is an Austrian cross-country skier. She competed in two events at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Renate Holmes is a British alpine skier. She competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Renate Sigl is an Austrian rower. She competed in the women's double sculls event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Renate Riek Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
 | This biographical article relating to volleyball in Germany is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |