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Birte Weigang

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Birte Weigang (born 31 January 1968 in Leipzig) is a former butterfly and backstroke swimmer from East Germany, who won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The twenty-year-old triumphed with the DDR women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley together with her teammates Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner and Katrin Meissner, and finished second in both the 100 m and the 200 m butterfly. She won a gold medal in 1987 at the European Championships, in the women's 4×100 m medley. She is a daughter of the legendary Horst Weigang, once a footballer of the year for East Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Birte Weigang is the 350th most popular swimmer, the 6,639th most popular biography from Germany and the 37th most popular German Swimmer.

Birte Weigang is a former East German swimmer born in 1968, best known for her achievements in competitive swimming during the 1980s, including participating in international championships. She gained recognition for her performances in various swimming events, contributing to East Germany's prominence in the sport during that era.

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Among swimmers, Birte Weigang ranks 350 out of 709. Before her are Bronte Barratt, Qian Hong, Andriy Govorov, Mike Barrowman, Nicholas Santos, and Beatrice Câșlaru. After her are Anastasia Davydova, Yelena Rudkovskaya, Penelope Heyns, Frédérick Bousquet, Aaron Peirsol, and Carrie Steinseifer.

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Among people born in 1968, Birte Weigang ranks 990. Before her are Kunjarani Devi, Mike Barrowman, Adrian Lester, Beth Littleford, Laura Cutina, and Valeri Zelepukin. After her are Julia Sawalha, Carlos Morales, Kenan Şimşek, Min Jin Lee, Francesca Bortolozzi, and Adrian Scarborough.

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Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Birte Weigang ranks 37. Before her are Uwe Dassler (1967), Britta Steffen (1983), Dagmar Hase (1969), Cornelia Sirch (1966), Daniela Hunger (1972), and Manuela Stellmach (1970). After her are Katrin Meissner (1973), Thomas Lurz (1979), Jörg Hoffmann (1970), Daniela Samulski (1984), Christian Keller (1972), and Sandra Völker (1974).

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