Petra Grabowski
East German canoe racer
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Petra Grabowski-Borzym (born 31 January 1952 in Brandenburg an der Havel) is an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the early 1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1972 Munich | K-2 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1973 Tampere | K-2 500 m |
| 1970 Copenhagen | K-4 500 m |
| 1971 Belgrade | K-2 500 m |
| 1973 Tampere | K-1 500 m |
 | 1970 Copenhagen | K-2 500 m |
| 1971 Belgrade | K-4 500 m |
Grabowski's husband, Hans-Joachim Borzym, won a bronze medal in the eights rowing event at those same games.
At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, she won six medals with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1973), three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1973, K-2 500 m: 1971, K-4 500 m: 1970), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1970, K-4 500 m: 1971).
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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