Birte Weigang

Birte Weigang (born January 31, 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 4x100m Medley together with her teammates Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner and Katrin Meißner, and finished second in both the 100m and the 200m Butterfly. She won a gold medal in 1987 at the European Championships, at Women's 4x100 m medley.

She is a daughter of the legendary Horst Weigang, once a footballer of the year for East Germany. She started her career in SC Turbine Erfurt. Weigang celebrated her biggest success in 1985, when at the age of 17 she became a European Backstroke champion. Later she concentrated on Butterfly style and won a silver medal at the world championships in 1986, which were held in Madrid.

After Birte has given up her swimming career, she became a coach.

References

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WEIGABIR01 databaseOlympics]