Brigitte Ahrenholz Explained

Brigitte Ahrenholz
Birth Date:8 August 1952
Birth Place:Potsdam, East Germany
Death Date:March or April 2018 (aged 65)
Sport:Rowing

Brigitte Irene Ahrenholz (8 August 1952 – March or April 2018) was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Potsdam. In 1976 she was a crew member of the East German boat that won the gold medal in the eight event.[1] After her rowing career, she studied medicine and graduated in 1983. At first she worked at the Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain as a surgeon before moving to Werder where she continued as a surgeon until her retirement.[2]

Ahrenholz was last seen on the evening of 3 March 2018,[3] reported to Police as missing the following morning[4] and was found dead over a month later, on 7 April 2018, aged 65. Her cause of death is currently unknown.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Brigitte Ahrenholz . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022810/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/brigitte-ahrenholz-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 22 April 2018.
  2. Book: Kluge, Volker . Volker Kluge . Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien. . The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies. . . Berlin . 2004 . 3-89602-538-4 . 8 . de.
  3. News: Leiche von Olympiasiegerin in See entdeckt . 22 April 2018 . . Dead body of Olympic champion discovered at lake . 9 April 2018 . de.
  4. News: Ehemalige Ruder-Olympiasiegerin vermisst . 22 April 2018 . . Former rowing Olympic champion missing . 7 March 2018. de.
  5. News: Olympiasiegerin Brigitte Ahrenholz ist tot . . de . 9 April 2018 . Olympic champion Brigitte Ahrenholz is dead . 9 April 2018 . 9 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180409173258/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/panorama/notfaelle-olympiasiegerin-brigitte-ahrenholz-ist-tot-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-180409-99-811160 . dead .

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