Christine Scheiblich

Christine Hahn-Scheiblich (née Scheiblich; born 31 December 1954) is a German rower and Olympic champion.

Christine Scheiblich
Scheiblich in 1977
Personal information
Born (1954-12-31) 31 December 1954
Wilsdruff
Years active1968–1978
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Spouse(s)Ulrich Hahn
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Single sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Lucerne Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1975 Nottingham Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1977 Amsterdam Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1978 Karapiro Single sculls

Scheiblich was born in 1954 in Wilsdruff, Saxony.[1] She took up rowing in 1968.[2]

She received a gold medal in single sculls at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1][3] Her last competition was the 1978 World Rowing Championships in New Zealand where she won her final gold medal.

On 22 July 1978,[4] Scheiblich married Ulrich Hahn, who was a world championship luger during the late 1970s and early 1980s.[2][5] Scheiblich studied physiotherapy from 1978 to 1981 and later worked in that occupation in Dresden.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christine Scheiblich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "Scheiblich, Christine". Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Rowing" Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 13 June 2008)
  4. "Elite ohne Gardemaß" [Elite without being very tall]. Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 34, no. 173. 25 July 1978. p. 6. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ulli Hahn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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