Christiane Köpke

Christiane Köpke (née Knetsch, born 24 August 1956 in Brandenburg an der Havel) is a German rower who competed for East Germany. She won the Olympic gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as well as four years later at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was a member of SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[1][2][3]

Christiane Köpke
Personal information
Birth nameChristiane Knetsch
Born (1956-08-24) 24 August 1956
Brandenburg an der Havel, East Germany
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Eight
1980 Moscow Eight
World Rowing Championships
1975 Nottingham Eight
1978 Cambridge Eight

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christiane Knetsch-Köpke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. "Christiane Koepke-Knetsch". RowingOne.com. World Rowing. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "RRK 08 Rudern – Deutsche Rudererfolge bei Olympia". rrk-online.de (in German).


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