Liane Weigelt-Buhr
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Liane•Weigelt-Buhr |
| Used name | Liane•Weigelt-Buhr |
| Born | 11 March 1956 in Pritzwalk, Brandenburg (GER) |
| Measurements | 154 cm / 42 kg |
| Affiliations | SWG Dynamo Potsdam |
| NOC |  East Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Liane Weigelt was a member of the East German gold medal winning coxed quadruple sculls at both the 1976 Montréal Summer Olympics, when women’s rowing was on the agenda for the first time, and the 1980 Moskva Games, now under her married name Buhr. In 1974-75 and 1979 she won the World Championships.
Domestically, she won national titles in 1975 and 1979. Weigelt-Buhr studied medicine between 1975-79 and later ran her own practice in Fichtenwalde.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Rowing | GDR |
Liane Weigelt | |||
| Coxed Quadruple Sculls, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Rowing | GDR |
Liane Buhr | |||
| Coxed Quadruple Sculls, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold |