Irene Pepinghege
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Irene•Pepinghege (Rozema-) |
| Used name | Irene•Pepinghege |
| Born | 11 August 1941 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland (NED) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 63 kg |
| Affiliations | Bertasee Duisburg, Duisburg (GER) / KG Essen, Essen (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
Biography
Irene Pepinghege, a flatwater canoeist from West Germany, reached the K-1 finals both at the 1972 München and the 1976 Montréal Olympics. In München she came in fourth and in Montréal she finished eighth. Pepinghage was born in the Netherlands but moved to West Germany due to the better training facilities. She gained German citizenship after her marriage with German Jochen Pepinghege in 1966 and worked in a coal research laboratory in Essen.
Pepinghege won two silver medals with the K-4 in 1966 and 1971, and a bronze medal at the 1965 Europeans. Domestically, she won West German titles in the K-1 in 1962 and from 1973-76, and in the K-2 in 1965, 1970, and from 1973-75, and also in the K-4 in 1967, and from 1974-75. She later started a very successful coaching career in Mülheim on Ruhr.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | FRG |
Irene Pepinghege | |||
| Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | FRG |
Irene Pepinghege | |||
| Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 8 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint European Championships (0–0–1 1965 București bronze: K4 500 m (competed as Irene Rozema))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint World Championships (0–2–1 1966 East Berlin silver: K4 500 m (competed as Irene Rozema); 1970 København bronze: K4 500 m; 1971 Beograd silver: K4 500 m)