Sabine Bischoff

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Sabine Bischoff
Personal information
Born(1958-05-21)21 May 1958
Koblenz, West Germany
Died6 March 2013(2013-03-06) (aged 54)
Weikersheim, Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Club FC Tauberbischofsheim
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Foil, team
World Fencing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Barcelona 1985 Team foil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Clermont-Ferrand 1981 Team foil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Vienna 1983 Team foil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Barcelona 1985 Individual foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Melbourne 1979 Team foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Roma 1982 Team foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Sofia 1986 Team foil

Sabine Bischoff (21 May 1958 6 March 2013) was a German fencer. [1]

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Biography

Sabine Bischoff fought for the Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim. She won a gold medal in the team foil at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which was the first German Olympic gold medal in this event. Between 1979 and 1986 Bischoff won six medals at world championships in the same team foil event, including a gold in 1985; she lost the individual foil final in 1985 to her teammate Cornelia Hanisch. [2]

Bischoff had degrees in psychology, history and social sciences, and worked as a high school teacher after retiring from competitions. She died after a long, chronic disease. Her brother Stefan also competed in foil, but at a national level. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "DFB trauert um Sabine Bischoff". fechten.org. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Sabine Bischoff Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2011.