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Liane Buhr

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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]

Born (1956-03-11) 11 March 1956 (age 70)
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
SportRowing
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Liane Buhr
Personal information
Born (1956-03-11) 11 March 1956 (age 70)
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
Gold medal – first place1976 MontrealCoxed quad sculls
Gold medal – first place1980 MoscowCoxed quad sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1974 LucerneCoxed quad sculls
Gold medal – first place1975 NottinghamCoxed quad sculls
Gold medal – first place1979 BledCoxed quad sculls
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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.[2]

Buhr is a general practitioner in Fichtenwalde, a suburb of Beelitz in Brandenburg.[3]

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