Liane Buhr

Liane Buhr (née Weigelt, born 11 March 1956 in Pritzwalk, Bezirk Potsdam) is a German rowing coxswain who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She won medals at the international rowing competitions.[1][2][3][4]

Liane Buhr
Personal information
Born (1956-03-11) 11 March 1956
Pritzwalk, Bezirk Potsdam, East Germany
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Coxed quad sculls
1980 Moscow Coxed quad sculls
World Rowing Championships
1974 Lucerne Coxed quad sculls
1975 Nottingham Coxed quad sculls
1979 Bled Coxed quad sculls

After the 1976 Summer Olympics, she took a break from rowing, started a medical degree and married. She returned to international rowing as Liane Buhr at the 1978 World Rowing Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand, where she came fourth in the women's coxed quad sculls.[5] Buhr is a general practitioner in Fichtenwalde, a suburb of Beelitz in Brandenburg.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liane Weigelt-Buhr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. Deutsche Sprintmeisterschaften (Herren – Teil 4)
  3. RRK 08 Rudern – Deutsche Rudererfolge bei Olympia
  4. RRK 08 Rudern – Deutsche Rudererfolge bei Weltmeisterschaften Archived 24 December 2010 at WebCite
  5. "Liane Buhr-Weigel (sic)". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. "Einrichtungen zur medizinischen Versorgung" (in German). Ortsbeirat Fichtenwalde. Retrieved 7 October 2017.


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