Bianka Schwede

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

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

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]

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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